Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...

A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.

More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging her secrets. In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis, whose ...

Scientists are working on an ambitious dark matter experiment in space in the hope it can unravel one of the universe's greatest mysteries.

The authors used simulations to show that they could maximize this superpropulsion effect by tweaking the force on an arrow ...

Work reveals new ways to understand and manipulate electrons in materials. MIT physicists, in collaboration with colleagues, ...

The human brain can pass synaptic impulses at a speed of roughly 120 meters per second. But the speed at which our brain can ...

“To jump on the water surface, you have to have your legs retracted and ready to push down again by the time you’re ...

Detecting dark matter, the elusive type of matter predicted to account for most of the universe's mass, has so far proved to ...

There’s no better example of having a case of Mondays than the day after the Super Bowl. Coors Light announced Wednesday that it’s temporarily changing its name to “Mondays Light” in an ...

If you've been outside shortly after sunset this month, it's likely that you've noticed one, and possibly two, bright points of light in the sky. Are they UFOs? The North Star or the Dog Star?

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