Virtual reality is no longer the future. It is the present, and those who have still not embraced this gift of technology are the laggards of the modern world. Or so we think.But you aren’t one of them. For you are here, trying to figure out the best VR headsets
Author: Megan Williamson
NASA picks a dozen science and tech projects to bring to the surface of the Moon
‘Oumuamua is not an alien spacecraft: study
On October 19, 2017, astronomers discovered the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system. First spotted by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System 1 (PanSTARRS1) telescope located at the University of Hawaii's Haleakala Observatory, the object defied easy description, simultaneously displaying characteristics of both a comet
New algorithm digs up 18 Earth-like exoplanets from old Kepler data
Oculus Quest and Rift S headsets are both now available starting at $399
“Stellar baby boom” may have given birth to half the Milky Way’s stars
Forecasting the hunt for the first supermassive black holes
TESS finds its first Earth-sized planet
A nearby system hosts the first Earth-sized planet discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanets Survey Satellite, as well as a warm sub-Neptune-sized world, according to a new paper from a team of astronomers that includes Carnegie's Johanna Teske, Paul Butler, Steve Shectman, Jeff Crane, and Sharon Wang.Their work is published in
Now We Know That Dark Matter Isn’t Primordial Black Holes
For over fifty years, scientists have theorized that roughly 85% of matter in the Universe’s is made up of a mysterious, invisible mass. Since then, multiple observation campaigns have indirectly witnessed the effects that this “Dark Matter” has on the Universe. Unfortunately, all attempts to detect it so far have
International team of physicists continues search for new physics
Dark matter, which is thought to account for nearly a quarter of matter in the universe (but has yet to be observed), has perplexed physicists for decades. They're constantly looking for something surprising to show up in experiments—results that deviate from the standard model that defines elementary physics.It's no wonder
Brightest quasar ever found shines with the intensity of 600 trillion Suns
From our point of view here on Earth, the brightest object in the sky is unquestionably the Sun. But this unremarkable star is a mere 10-watt bulb compared to quasars, extremely luminous galactic cores that shine so intensely thanks to their ravenous hunger for nearby material. Now, astronomers have detected
