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Scientists have long been puzzled by flying blobs of magma that remained intact, but didn’t have a good way to study them.

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz, the Flatiron Institute and Harvard University used 3D printing to create detailed resin spheres of stellar nurseries using data collected from these star-forming regions of space.

Theoretical physicist Stephon Alexander delves into a thought experiment concerning gravitons, virtual reality and Incan khipu.

A laser experiment could help scientists understand how the subatomic particles reach high energies

A radioactive isotope profoundly affected the origin and evolution of our solar system. Now, scientists at the Flatiron Institute, the University of Vienna and UC Santa Cruz have spotted it in a system of budding stars.

Electrons from a droplet of sodium and potassium turn water into a metallic material that conducts electricity.

First-principles plasma simulations show that black holes can’t keep their magnetic fields, according to a new study from researchers at the Flatiron Institute, Columbia University and Princeton University.

Calculating angular velocity and the moment of inertia isn’t quite as hard as competing in the Olympic gymnastics tournament — but it’s pretty darn tough.

His discoveries deepened understanding of the basic forces at play in the universe, and he took general readers back to its dawn in his book “The First Three Minutes.”

A rapidly growing collection of software tools is helping researchers to analyse multiple huge ‘-omics’ data sets.