The James Webb Space Telescope, celebrating its second anniversary, captured stunning images of the interacting galaxies known as Arp 142. Using infrared technology, Webb showed the detailed interaction between the…
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and provides behind-the-scenes information on how our journalism comes together.Katrina Miller was in her final year of a seven-year Ph.D.…
Modern humans have been interbreeding with Neanderthals for more than 200,000 years, reports an international team led by Josh Aki of Princeton University and Liming Li of Southeastern University. Aki…
ST. GEORGE — July ushers in a spectacular show in the skies over southern Utah, where clear skies and a waning moon serve as the backdrop for close encounters between…
An artist's illustration of a planet—though not LHS 1140 b—outside the Solar System. A planet relatively close to Earth may be the first discovered with a potentially life-sustaining liquid ocean…
The formation of galaxies is a topic that continues to intrigue astronomers and astrophysicists. Recent studies and observations have provided new insights into whether new galaxies are still being born…
SALT LAKE CITY — In a galaxy spanning many light years and more than 13 billion years old, it makes sense that major astronomical discoveries happen infrequently — and that's…
University of Kansas researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding organic semiconductors, hinting at more efficient and flexible solar cells. For years, silicon has dominated the solar energy landscape. Its…
It has produced one of the most consistent sets of negative results in the history of science. For more than 60 years, researchers have been trying to find a single…
If the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) ever becomes a reality, it will be one of the largest basic science projects in the country. Nobel Laureate and neutrino researcher Takaaki Kajita…