To shield astronauts from dangerous space radiation, researchers are developing 3D-printed hydrogels—materials that absorb ...

The powdery snow that skiers and snowboarders love, especially on crystal clear days, plays a big role in how much your skin ...

Astronomers have known for some time that nearby supernovae have had a profound effect on Earth’s evolution. For starters, ...

A fierce solar storm in May 2024 did more than disrupt GPS — it created two new radiation belts. A revived CubeSat captured ...

Scientists have identified water as one of the most effective materials for blocking radiation. Water is dense and contains ...

Scientists have used quantum computers to simulate how particles can appear in an expanding universe. This study, published ...

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) made a groundbreaking observation by capturing the gamma-ray ...

Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.

A research team led by Dr. Jae Hwa Seo at Advanced Semiconductor Research Center of KERI has developed technology to evaluate ...

Sensing with levitated nanoparticles has so far been limited by the precision of position measurements. Now, researchers at ...

The slope and the direction that the slope faces, called aspect, also influences the intensity of the sun on a surface. North ...