NASA proves laser communication works in space, sending HD video across millions of miles and paving the way for faster data from Mars.

A new study has shown that our powerful radio signals are likely to be picked up by extraterrestrial life, which could then ...

The spacecraft will map the boundaries of the heliosphere, study how Earth’s outer atmosphere reacts to solar activity and ...

To tell a Mars rover to turn left or an orbiter to change focus, mission scientists have to beam powerful transmissions ...

You might think the space between stars is completely empty, but it’s actually packed with way more stuff than you’d expect.

Welcome to the Asheville Radio Museum. What began with around 20-30 radios has grown to a curated collection of dozens of pieces that span more than a century. This place has been around for over 2 ...

Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, reflect or absorb light, yet is predicted to account for most of ...

Scott Detrow talks to Lulu Miller, the host of Radiolab's Terrestrials podcast, about her conversation with the scientist Wanda Diaz-Merced, who studies gravitational waves that ripple through ...

Astronomers detect a fast radio burst from 10 billion years ago, FRB 20240304B, revealing clues about the early universe.

The popularity of Julian Fellowes and HBO's "The Gilded Age" is bringing new interest and tourists to Newport. The city's ...

Armed with nuclear missiles, the USS Growler acted as a deterrent to keep other nations from using their nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

In a Culver’s booth in Cedar Falls, a new chapter of local music quietly began in January 2025. That’s where Bluff Street, a ...