Feb 2024
Bits of rock may point to the oldest known midair asteroid disintegration
An asteroid may have exploded over Antarctica about 2.5 million years ago
Sep 2019
Structures called Mach disks show up in both types of plumes
CO2 from champagne bottles can form shock waves like those seen in rocket exhaust
Aug 2020
Scientists have now mapped the structure of the unusual spinning blaze
Four types of flames join forces to make this eerie ‘blue whirl’
Mar 2021
Cold plasma is squirrely, but researchers found a new way to hold it in place for a bit
A magnetic trap captures elusive ultracold plasma
Nov 2019
A mix of rigidity and flexibility in the movement of atoms can cause collapse
Molecular jiggling may explain why some solids shrink when heated
Oct 2020
The device picks up sound waves made by hot objects
A new thermometer measures temperature with sound
Jun 2020
Bose-Einstein condensates in space could reach temperatures lower than any known in the universe
This weird quantum state of matter was made in orbit for the first time
Aug 2021
A National Ignition Facility experiment produced a record 1.3 million joules of fusion energy
With a powerful laser blast, scientists near a nuclear fusion milestone