Computer-controlled collision avoidance systems aren't brand-new, but they're still not entirely beyond the testing stage, either, as Volvo's infamous demonstration proved just a few months ago. But ...

On Aug. 14, 2019, a gravitational wave -- a massive ripple through the fabric of space-time -- washed over the Earth. The wave was detected by sophisticated, fine-tuned lasers in the U.S. and Italy.

The computer graphics community is always interested in faster methods to generate images. This is why Pixar and several other organizations are funding the research of a Carnegie Mellon University ...

Carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur are crucial to life on Earth. But the relative amounts of those elements are different from those of other rocky objects in our solar system, so scientists have been ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Naturally formed quasicrystals–crystal-like solids with supposedly impossible symmetries–are among the rarest structures on Earth. Only two have ever been found. A team led by Paul Asimow (MS ’93, PhD ...

You may be surprised to learn that a “mysterious object dubbed ‘WT1190F’” is headed directly for Earth. THIS IS TRUE. But scientists now have a pretty good idea what it is—and think it will probably ...

In August 2017, astronomers were treated to one of the most spectacular stellar light shows ever seen – a collision between two neutron stars. The smashup was so powerful it sent gravitational ripples ...

What was the worst collision in space history? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by ...