James Peebles of Princeton University was awarded half of the Prize “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology,” while the other half was split between Michel Mayor of the University of Geneva and Didier Queloz of both the University of Geneva and Cambridge University “for the discovery ...
Tropical cyclones are the most devastating natural phenomenon on Earth, causing more loss of life and property than any other natural phenomena. But a new investigation on The International Space Station is studying these powerful storms from space.
In the 1840s, Ada Lovelace predicted that computers would be able to produce music one day. More than a century later, several women successfully used their technology and computational skills to compose original music. For Ada Lovelace Day, a look at three of these women.
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to three scientists — William G. Kaelin Jr., Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza — for their work on how cells sense and adapt to the levels of oxygen.
On Tuesday morning, Boeing announced that it intended to invest $20 million investment in Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by Richard Branson.