Our observatory sometimes gives tours to groups from local schools. These tours often include demonstrations to help show what radio astronomy is all about. One of the devices that is ...

When atoms collide, their exact structure—for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their ...

Researchers have discovered ultra-fast “plastronic waves” on a water-repellent surface, traveling at unprecedented speeds.

Galaxies, planets, black holes: to most people, everything about our Universe sounds and feels enormous. But while it's true ...

It may be the smallest, shortest chorus dance ever recorded. An international team of researchers observed how electrons, excited by ultrafast light pulses, danced in unison around a particle less ...

John Kounios is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Drexel University. He is co-author of The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight, and the Brain (Random House, 2015) and ...