NASA’s Atomic Fridge Will Make the ISS the Coldest Known Place in the Universe

Putting NASA’s Cold Atom Lab in space will allow quantum states to last for far longer than on Earth, offering researchers unprecedented insight into the quantum realm. Continue reading NASA’s Atomic Fridge Will Make the ISS the Coldest Known Place in the Universe

Inside the Plan to Print All of Wikipedia and Send It to the Moon

Wikipedia will be the second of three ‘libraries’ sent to outer space, but figuring out how to print the sum of human knowledge on a small disk required some serious technical innovation by the Arch Mission Foundation. Continue reading Inside the Plan to Print All of Wikipedia and Send It to the Moon

Scientists Want to Study Exoplanet Atmospheres for Signs of Alien Life

Instead of looking at individual biosignatures, a new dynamic framework suggests that studying atmospheric seasons may be the key for detecting alien life on exoplanets. Continue reading Scientists Want to Study Exoplanet Atmospheres for Signs of Alien Life

The Results of a 100,000-Person Quantum Experiment Seem To Violate Einstein’s Theory of Local Realism

The largest participatory experiment in quantum physics is helping physicists better understand the nature of reality by eliminating free will from the equation. Continue reading The Results of a 100,000-Person Quantum Experiment Seem To Violate Einstein’s Theory of Local Realism