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In a new study, scientists at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics have found evidence that certain rare sizes of planets become more common over time, as gas planets shrink down to unveil their rocky cores.

The rare form of the element found on the Pacific seabed points to its violent birth in colliding stars.

A new study offers evidence that at least some organic matter from interstellar space can seed the disks around newborn stars to provide potential ingredients for life on new planets.

Physics has long looked to harmony to explain the beauty of the Universe. But what if dissonance yields better insights?

Physicists calculated that these mysterious particles will betray their location with heat. To prove it, they’ll need the most powerful telescopes in the cosmos.

Wendy Chung, director of clinical research at SFARI, describes how better genetic insights can help support people across the spectrum.

Scientists completing an advanced millimeter telescope scheduled to be installed at the Simons Observatory in Chile next year have turned to metamaterials, a broad class of manufactured materials composed of structures that are finer than the wavelength of visible light, radio waves and other types of electromagnetic radiation.

Biologists are uncovering how tiny timekeepers in our cells might govern body size, lifespan and aging.

New radio-based observatories could soon detect ultrahigh-energy neutrinos, opening a new window on extreme cosmic physics.

Anomalies to fundamental theory have physicists trying to concoct new explanations.