"Yuheng" derives its name from the fifth star of the Big Dipper, once used by ancient Chinese astronomers to calibrate celestial movements, embodying precision and balance. Building on this legacy, ...

A high-altitude scientific balloon operated by NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, carrying the EXCITE instrument ...

Researchers say that ancient Greek vases dating back to 450 to 440 BC used in the funeral rites of the elite most likely used ...

For decades, chemistry students have learned a simple truth: polar and nonpolar substances don’t mix. Water and oil stay ...

In the oldest municipal observatory in Iowa, a crowd gathers every Friday at 8 p.m. to learn about astronomy, history and ...

MIT researchers unlock a hidden effect to stabilize optical clocks, which may help advance the search for elusive phenomena ...

Infrared vibrational spectroscopy at BESSY II can be used to create high-resolution maps of molecules inside live cells and cell organelles in native aqueous environment, according to a new study by a ...

Astronomers are watching a new comet pass through our solar system with great interest. Based on its glow, the 33-billion-ton ...

Scientists from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and NASA have made a surprising discovery on Saturn’s largest ...

For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni. Recent publications, presentations and honors include ...

New research led by Flinders University has shed light on one of chemistry's big mysteries by describing how simple salts ...

PoET and ESPRESSO telescopes are new tools that will eliminate stellar noise and detect Earth-like planets around Sun-like ...