Latest articles by Clara Moskowitz
'Monster Star' Baby Photos Captured by Giant Telescope
A giant radio telescope in Chile has captured amazing baby photos of what will eventually be a colossal star 11,000 light-years from Earth. Even more shocking: It's still growing, scientists say.
Weird Quantum Tunneling Enables 'Impossible' Space Chemistry
Quantum mechanics is enabling chemical reactions in space that shouldn't be possible.
Solar Flares Fire Off Antimatter Particles
Astronomers have detected exotic antimatter particles flying from the sun during solar flares — a discovery that could help scientists understand this mysterious sibling to matter.
'Nuclear Pasta' in Neutron Stars: New Type of Matter Found
This weird form of matter appears to limit the spin periods of such stars.
Giant Black Hole's Dust Oddity Surprises Scientists
Dust around a supermassive black hole has been blown away from where astronomers expected to find it.
New 'Charmed' Particle Represents Rare State of Matter
The new particle seems to be made of four quarks.
Trove of Black Holes Discovered in Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda has more known black holes than any galaxy besides the Milky Way.
Weird Quantum Entanglement Achieves New Record
A new record in "heralding efficiency" means detecting entangled particles is easier than ever.
New Telescope Strategy Could Resolve Dark-Matter Mystery, Scientists Say
NASA's Fermi telescope has seen a possible signal of dark matter, but more data is needed.
Do Black Holes Create New Universes? Q&A With Physicist Lee Smolin
If time is real, the laws of nature may evolve over time, Smolin says.
Underground Experiment Asks Why We're Not Antimatter
A theorized particle decay could help explain why the universe contains so little antimatter.
Exquisite Map of Cosmos Hints at Universe's Birth
The light left over from the Big Bang may help answer some of the thorniest cosmic conundrums.
Mars Meteorite May Fetch $160,000 At Auction
The meteorite was found in 2012 in Morocco's Sahara Desert.
Storms That Spawned Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes Seen from Space (Video)
The storms that gave rise to the Moore, Okla. tornado and others nearby were sighted from space.
World's Smallest Liquid Droplets Created in Atom Smasher
y are 1/100,000 the size of a hydrogen atom or 1/100,000,000 the size of a typical virus.
Property of Rarest Element on Earth Measured for 1st Time
The discovery fills in a missing piece of the periodic table.
Oops! The 5 Greatest Scientific Blunders
The new book "Brilliant Blunders" highlights genius mistakes.
'Einstein's Planet': New Alien World Revealed by Relativity
Astronomers used a new method to discover a planet orbiting another star.
The Hunt for Elusive Gravity Waves Heats Up
Gravity waves, predicted by Einstein, have yet to be seen, but new advanced experiments are in the works.
Astronomer Sleuths Solve Civil War Mystery of 'Stonewall' Jackson's Death
A trick of the moonlight might be to blame for the friendly fire that killed Jackson.
Quantum Mechanics Trick May Detect Invisible Gravity Waves
Physicists have hunted for predicted gravitational waves without luck so far.
