A NASA sounding rocket has confirmed that the solar system is inside an ancient supernova remnant. Life on Earth survived despite the nearby blasts.
The Super Fluid Core Of A Dead Neutron Star
Strange quantum fluids that love to sneak out of cups have been found trapped inside the core of a dead neutron star.
Weird Planets
Once, astronomers thought planets couldn't form around binary stars. Now Kepler has found a whole system of planets orbiting a double star.
This finding shows that planetary systems are weirder and more abundant than previously thought
The Coolest Spot in the Universe
Quantum physicists plan to create the coldest spot in the known Universe--inside the International Space Station. The device, known as the Cold Atom Lab, could discover new forms of matter and novel quantum phenomena.
