Planetary scientists have proposed a solution to the centuries-old problem of why the Moon’s far side bulges at its equator. Ian Garrick-Bethell and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of ...

Spin-orbit coupling – a ubiquitous interaction in condensed-matter physics – has been simulated in ultracold neutral atoms for the first time by physicists in the US. Their experiment involves firing ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have made a new discovery by observing and analyzing the first new ...

On August 21, 2025, a small but powerful space plane will once again head into orbit, carrying with it experiments that could ...

Scientists using NASA's Juno spacecraft have discovered a new plasma wave in Jupiter's auroras, offering fresh insight into ...

Asked to say a few words after being surprised with the news that he’d been named UMass Lowell’s 2024 Distinguished University Professor, Physics Prof. Supriya Chakrabarti instead reached into his ...