6-planet parade will grace the night sky on Saturday

Six planets are set to align on Saturday, creating a planetary parade that will be visible to sky-gazers across the globe.

Beam-spin asymmetry study puts proton models to the test

Getting an up-close view of life at the cellular level can be as simple as placing onion skin under a microscope and adjusting the knobs. Peering deeper, into the heart of the atoms within, isn't as ...

A rare six-planet alignment is lighting up the sky this week. Here’s how to see it.

Despite the dramatic name, these alignments aren’t exceptionally rare. The last six-planet parade occurred in January 2025, ...

Matching vibrations is all it takes to shut down superconductivity in a nearby crystal

The world is never really at rest. Even in a vacuum near ultracold temperatures where all classical motion should come to a halt, you'll find quantum fluctuations. In thin, two-dimensional materials, ...

How Shaquille O’Neal and Damian Lillard made it in hip-hop as NBA stars

Shaquille O'Neal and Damian Lillard are the two who have generated the staying power to make it as an NBA standout and as a hip-hop artist.
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How to see six planets in the sky at once in rare celestial alignment

Nearly all of the solar system’s planets are about to file across the night sky in a planetary alignment, and it will be ...

Twisting Atoms Unlock a Powerful New Way To Control Electrons

Phonons are the collective vibrations that move through a solid. They can be thought of as waves traveling across the atomic ...