5+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1578+ words) The Big Bang theory is often described as the story of how the universe began, but that description makes the science sound more settled than it really is. The model explains several major observations extremely well, yet some of the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (733+ words) A pair of experimental alloys has stayed tough at 20 kelvin, or minus 423 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 253 degrees Celsius), where similar metals typically turn brittle and snap. The international team, led by the University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1189+ words) Ready to spend some time in the crisp fall night air? October offers several chances to see meteors streak overhead in Mississippi, including the peak of the Southern Taurids this week, before the full moon rises later this month. Depending…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1612+ words) Scientists do not know Earth is billions of years old because they found one ancient rock and guessed from there. The estimate comes from several independent dating methods applied to minerals, meteorites and lunar material, and the striking part is…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1616+ words) Earth is not a perfect sphere. Scientists describe its overall shape more closely as an oblate spheroid, meaning it is slightly wider around the equator and slightly flattened near the poles. The important point is that this conclusion does not…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1552+ words) Claims that extraterrestrial beings are already on Earth have moved far beyond science-fiction forums. Former officials have spoken publicly about alleged secret programs, unexplained objects continue to appear in military reports, supposed nonhuman bodies have been displayed before lawmakers, and…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (567+ words) COLUMBIA, La. - A state agency is providing a $1 million loan to add a rail spur connecting the Port of Columbia to Union Pacific's main line. Louisiana Economic Development awarded the loan under its FastSites program, helping close a funding gap…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1690+ words) CesiumAstro needs another 500 people to build communication satellites in Central Texas. The company launched its first operational satellite this month and is preparing to build hundreds more at its headquarters outside of Austin. Finding and training people to work there…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (666+ words) Elon Musk congratulated his fellow honorees after President Donald Trump presented him and five other tech leaders with national medals of science and technology at the White House on Thursday. The Space Exploration and Technologies Corp. and Tesla Inc. CEO…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1232+ words) College Station wants to be ready. It's seen the growing pains of other Texas cities affected by big tech developments and, as Elon Musk's massive Terafab semiconductor plant starts taking root about 25 miles to the east, officials in College Station…...