After years of confusion, a new study confirms the proton is tinier than once thought. That enables a test of the standard model of particle physics.

A grape, sliced nearly in half and placed in a household microwave, can produce a bright flash of plasma, the same high-energy state of matter found in lightning bolts and the surface of the sun. For ...

Teachers in the Tennessee Valley embraced free access to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, enhancing classrooms with innovative workshops and NASA resources.

Explore the exciting world of electromagnetism in Python Physics Lesson 29! This video explains how moving charges generate magnetic fields, breaking down complex concepts into clear, ...

The currents of the oceans, the roiling surface of the sun, and the clouds of smoke billowing off a forest fire—all are ...

When an electron travels through a polar crystalline solid, its negative charge attracts the positively charged atomic cores, causing the surrounding crystal lattice to deform. The electron and ...

For Kayla Lusane, teaching science at Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology is about more than textbooks—it's about opening doors.

Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as ...

Sorbitol, a popular sugar-free sweetener, may not be as harmless as its label suggests. Researchers found it can be turned into fructose in the liver, triggering effects similar to regular sugar. Gut ...

Richard Carrington’s name has long been connected with the most intense solar storm ever recorded, but his face was unknown until a lost portrait surfaced.