You can make the case that none of them are in true color. But then again, if they were, they’d be unable to reveal the true ...

This study provides an innovative approach to achieving self-biased water splitting by coupling spectral beam splitting with ...

The planet WASP-121b is extreme. It's a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star–50 ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

Life may have first emerged on Earth after crashing waterfalls or breaking waves sparked tiny “microlightning” discharges in water droplets, according to a new study. The research, published in the ...

Bohr applied it to the spectrum of light emitted and absorbed by hydrogen atoms. The basic hydrogen atom is the simplest of all atoms, now known to consist of a single proton and a single electron.

Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...

THE colour of the light which is emitted from the capillary of a vacuum tube containing pure hydrogen is the familiar vivid, deep pink, the prevailing tint being due to the predominating ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

Astronomers have for the first time observed a recurring nova outside of the Milky Way in near-infrared light. The data revealed highly unusual chemical emissions as well as one of the hottest ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate the atmosphere of a cosmic body that is either a "failed ...

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive ...