Ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe pulled up alongside a dusty, icy lump the size of a mountain. The probe would follow its quarry, a comet called 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, for ...

Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our own, thanks to the observing power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ...

A friendly molecule called ortho-benzyne is a key player. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have found a friendly ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe pulled up alongside a dusty, icy lump the size of a mountain. The probe would ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

The chemicals reside within a galaxy that formed when the universe was about 10% of its current age. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Since the Nobel Foundation's establishment at the turn of the 20 th century, 1,026 recipients have been recognized by the prestigious award across six categories for their contributions to the ...