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General Physics Jan 4, 2017

Electrons 'puddle' under high magnetic fields, study reveals

Olympic figure skaters and electrons have a lot in common. In figure skating competitions, the "free skate" segment gives the skater the flexibility to travel in whichever pattern he or she chooses around the rink. Similarly, ...

Space Exploration Jan 4, 2017

Image: Cloud activity returns to Titan's northern latitudes

Floating high above the hydrocarbon lakes, wispy clouds have finally started to return to Titan's northern latitudes.

Computer Sciences Dec 8, 2016

Jefferson Lab-NVIDIA collaboration uses Titan's to boost subatomic particle research

Scientists are only beginning to understand the laws that govern the atomic world.

Space Exploration Nov 30, 2016

NASA spacecraft embarks on ring-skimming mission at Saturn

Consider it a cosmic carousel with countless rings up for grabs.

Biochemistry Nov 17, 2016

Supercomputer simulations help develop new approach to fight antibiotic resistance

Supercomputer simulations at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have played a key role in discovering a new class of drug candidates that hold promise to combat antibiotic resistance. In a study led ...

Space Exploration Nov 7, 2016

Watching summer clouds on Titan

NASA's Cassini spacecraft watched clouds of methane moving across the far northern regions of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, on Oct. 29 and 30, 2016.

Space Exploration Oct 31, 2016

Titan features steep, liquid-filled canyons

Although Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is surrounded by a thick, hazy atmosphere, Cornell astronomers have revealed that the moon's terrain features deep, steep-sided canyons filled with liquid hydrocarbons.

General Physics Oct 26, 2016

Nickel-78 is a 'doubly magic' isotope, supercomputing calculations confirm

For many of us, the term "doubly magic" may evoke images of Penn & Teller. However, for nuclear physicists, it describes atomic nuclei that have greater stability than their neighbors thanks to having shells that are fully ...

Space Exploration Oct 21, 2016

Cassini sees dramatic seasonal changes on Titan

As southern winter solstice approaches in the Saturn system, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has been revealing dramatic seasonal changes in the atmospheric temperature and composition of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

Archaeology Oct 18, 2016

The Brazilian titan

Sometimes the greatest dinosaur discoveries are just lying waiting to be found in a museum cupboard.

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