Astronomers capture most powerful explosion since big bang

Astronomers capture an image of the continuing eruption of the most powerful explosion since the big bang.

The Interactions Between Antiprotons Have Been Measured For The First Time

The first measurement of the interaction between antiprotons - the antimatter equivalent of protons - has been completed by an international team of physicists working at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York.

Astronomers discover the longest galaxy-scale stripping process ever observed

Astronomers from the University of Bonn in Germany, have discovered what appears to be the longest X-ray tail associated with a stripping process from a galaxy on a large scale. This galaxy with the enormous X-ray tail is a member of a galaxy cluster known as Zwicky 8338.

Greek City Trials Eco-Friendly Driverless Buses

As of last month, driverless battery-powered buses have been buzzing around Trikala'a small Greek city with a population of just 80,000. The bus has been trialed without passengers since summer of this year.

Austrian State Now Produces 100% Of Electricity From Renewables

Lower Austria, one of the country's nine states, has thrown its hat into the renewable ring.

NASA Allegedly Conducts More Successful Tests On "Impossible" EM Drive

One of the top engineers working on NASA's controversial EM Drive thruster at the Eagleworks Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in Texas has spoken publicly about the current state of the project. This is the first direct update in months, as NASA is keeping a very tight lid on the developments. 

Guatemalan Teens Start A Revolution

Two Guatemalan teens start a revolution for girls everywhere by creating policies and funding to aid girls in their community.

Wormhole Wonders: Hunting Down Spacetime Shortcuts

Science fiction literature is full of stories in which tunnels in space-time known as wormholes are used for time travel. How much fact lies within the fiction? The answer is, more than you might think.

Medical first use of gene editing in humans, reversing leukemia, points to promising future

With this leukemia reversal, gene editing has now demonstrated remarkable promise and fueled optimism about future uses. But experts urge caution.

World Leaders Getting Ready to Rumble Over Carbon Emission Reductions -- Not a Moment Too Soon

United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP21 - is almost upon us. There are high hopes leaders gathering in Paris later this month, will come up with binding agreements to drastically curb carbon emissions to stop catastrophic climate disruption once and for all.

Quantum computers could be next great leap for mankind

Scientist Eric Ladizinsky compares advent of new technology to discovery of fire

Get Lost in This Jaw-Dropping View of the Eagle Nebula

The Eagle Nebula and the Star Queen nebula can be seen in this annotated view.

Denmark Just Produced 140% Of Its Electricity Needs Via Wind Power

On Thursday, high winds allowed Denmark to meet all of its electricity needs, with plenty to spare for neighboring countries.

360 Video - Take a ride on Elon Musk's Hyperloop

The new technology, called Hyperloop, would consist of a tube with Concorde-like seating inside able to send passengers at 760 miles an hour on a cushion of compressed air