The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election could set the climate agenda, reshape public education and shift the dynamics of global science collaboration.

Since its deployment, the James Webb Space Telescope has been fine-tuned by experts to maintain its powerful optical ...

Lightspeed travel is a popular concept in sci-fi and pop culture, but it's not a technology we are likely to see anytime soon ...

Scientists have long thought that the highest-energy gamma rays in space are forged in the intense furnaces of very active ...

Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann is a centaur, a class of objects that orbit between Jupiter and Neptune. However, it displays ...

NASA is closely monitoring asteroid 99942 Apophis, nicknamed the ‘God of Chaos,’ as it makes a close pass by Earth today.

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

Rapid advances in applying artificial intelligence to simulations in physics and chemistry have some people questioning whether we will even need quantum computers at all.

Japanese scientists have devised a first-of-its-kind wooden satellite that will be hurled skyward on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with help from American space agencies — all to test how new materials can ...

The $39 billion high-tech subsidy plan was supposed to come with guardrails. Progressives worry those are dissolving before ...

A new UVA-created mobile augmented reality app will allow students to test the limits of their understanding about how mechanical forces affect frequently used construction components.

Apple has now joined the party with Apple Intelligence, its set of features available to select iPhone, iPad and Mac products ...