Tiny Quantum Dots Could Transform How We See in the Dark

Scientists have created eco-friendly “quantum inks” that can replace toxic metals in infrared detectors. The breakthrough ...
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The Draconid Meteor Shower Will Light Up the Sky This Week—Here's How to See It

The shower, caused by debris from comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner, can produce up to 10 meteors per hour under dark skies, though ...
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'Like trying to see fog in the dark': How strange pulses of energy are helping scientists build the ultimate map of the universe

In early 2024, McGill University doctoral student Vishwangi Shah and her colleagues were conducting a routine review of data from the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment when they noticed ...

How to watch the rare streak of 3 supermoons happening back-to-back

Look up this fall and you’ll notice something unusual: every full moon will appear bigger and brighter than usual. That’s ...
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This Fall Could Bring the Best Northern Lights in Decades. Here's How to See Them.

If you’ve been waiting to book a Northern Lights trip, it’s time to make it happen. This autumn is expected to kick off one of the strongest aurora seasons in decades—think last year’s low-latitude ...
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'Like trying to see fog in the dark': How strange pulses of energy are helping scientists build the ultimate map of the universe

"It's like trying to see fog in the dark," Caleb said. Finding the missing baryons would help support — or rule out — certain models of the Big Bang. That's because the composition of the early ...