With new satellites and programs, the agency is tackling air quality from all angles—for the health…
Author: Katrina Miller
The ‘Little Bang’ Helping Physicists Study the Infant Universe
By recreating an early state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma, scientists hope to understand the…
The Electron Is Having a (Magnetic) Moment. It’s a Big Deal
A new experiment pulled off the most precise measurement of an electron’s self-generated magnetic field—and the…
Tiny, Explosive ‘Jetlets’ Might Be Fueling the Solar Wind
Scientists investigated a weird feature in Parker Solar Probe data—and may have discovered what drives the…
At Last, the Milky Way Gets a Better Close Up
The largest catalog ever collected by a single telescope maps Earth’s 3 billion stellar neighbors—and helps…
Did the Seeds of Life Ride to Earth Inside an Asteroid?
Biological amino acids could have celestial or terrestrial roots. An experiment simulated their formation in deep…
Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why
Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever…
How Do You Prove There’s Ice on the Moon? With a Lunar Flashlight
A briefcase-sized satellite will ping lasers at the lunar South Pole to locate ice and map…
Please Stop Freaking Out About This Giant Yellow Spider
Invasive species experts urge scientists and the media to avoid sensationalizing Jorō spiders—and wait for science…
Air Quality Mirrors the Racial Segregation of US Neighborhoods
A new study shows that the more divided a community is, the higher the residents’ exposure…