Two microscopic grains collide and produce a tiny spark. This phenomenon may have provided the energy to kick off life on Earth. But if these solid particles have the same composition, what factor ...

A European spacecraft heading to Jupiter has caught the most detailed image of the comet that had astronomers perplexed and worried it might hit the Earth. The interstellar comet ...

An AI news app called Particle, from former Twitter engineers, can now keep up with news breaking on podcasts as well as news published on the web. Just ahead of its recent Android release, Particle ...

In November, scientists arrived at the South Pole in planes outfitted with skis to pull off a construction project seven years in the making. They had a short summer window — November to early ...

Abstract: The particle size distribution (PSD) of coal dust measurement is effective means of preventing coal dust hazards. To address the issues of efficiency and accuracy present in traditional coal ...

The Alpha Centauri star system is just 4.2465 light-years away – a relative hop, skip, and a jump in a galaxy 100,000 light-years across. Wouldn't it be great to visit? Not just with a fleet of puny ...

Physicists at Emory University have demonstrated that artificial intelligence can do more than analyze data, it can help uncover new laws of nature. By combining laboratory experiments on dusty plasma ...

Researchers at the DOE’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility are advancing two high-stakes projects aimed at optimizing Accelerator-Driven Systems (ADS). The initiative focuses on a ...

GOLDEN, Colo. — A sudden dust storm created dangerous zero-visibility conditions on Interstate 25 south of Pueblo on Tuesday, catching drivers off guard before anyone could issue a warning. Unlike the ...