Nobody knows what’s next for our species, but these films are full of intellectual wormholes for audiences to dive into. Here ...

Whether space-time exists should neither be controversial nor even conceptually challenging, given the definitions of “space-time,” “events” and “instants.” The idea that space-time exists is no more ...

In a cosmic fireworks display, scientists have observed two objects colliding around a bright star 25 light-years from Earth.

One of the most awkward parts of writing a book is that, eventually, authors have to ask people for “blurbs” – the endorsements that you see on the cover of a book, encouraging you to buy it. I am now ...

MIT astronauts aboard the International Space Station—and the MIT researchers who have sent up experiments—have advanced our understanding of science, space, and the universe. On November 2, 2000, ...

If you wave your hand in front of your face, you won’t notice anything particularly interesting. Perhaps a gentle waft of air against your cheek – that’s about it. No epiphany. No major sign that ...

In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse that might be worth ...

An artist's rendering of the Axiom station in orbit Editor at Large America’s most expensive government housing project cost north of $100 billion, took 13 years to build, and has been continuously ...

Intuitively, we know what time is, but try to explain it, and we end up tying our minds in knots. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Autonomous free-flying robots aboard the International Space Station (ISS) frequently lose their bearings. Without gravity to distinguish up from down, even precision sensors suffer from accumulating ...

John Michael 'Ozzy' Osbourne was released from his Earthly bounds on July 22, 2025 but his influence will live on forever. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...