It's a bird ... it's a plane ... no, it's a satellite with a nuke?! An MIT physicist reports that there is a way to determine whether a satellite orbiting Earth is secretly carrying a nuclear weapon.

A satellite carrying a nuclear weapon would not just menace rival spacecraft. It could scramble parts of modern life on Earth. That is the threat behind a new proposal from MIT professor Areg ...

Explore 25 humorous and unconventional units of measurement, from the Smoot to the Sheppey. Discover the bizarre and ...

In an incredible display of endurance, Bartłomiej Kubkowski undertook a monumental 160-kilometer swim from Sweden to Poland ...

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Companies chasing the power of the sun say they're ready to scale. Convincing Washington to spend billions could prove harder than building the reactor.

After decades of secrecy, stigma, and sometimes silliness—like the conspiratorial tales about recovered spacecraft and alien ...

A race quietly playing out across test sites and national laboratories reached its finish line over the Fourth of July weekend, as a fourth small reactor achieved criticality, the moment a nuclear ...

Pentagon research blacklist expands to 130 universities in China, Russia, and Iran — including Fudan and Shanghai Jiao Tong — ...

After decades of coverage on cold fusion, Infinite Energy magazine appears to have ended. Learn about its founder Eugene ...

On APJ Abdul Kalam's death anniversary, here's a look at his educational journey, scientific achievements, presidency and ...