Universe Incorporated

Above: how researchers reconstruct text within ancient, fragile scrolls without unrolling them. Credit: Jacob LaManna/National Institute of Standards and Technology and Douglas Seiler/University of California, Berkeley Look into how we use physics in medicine, creating opportunities to explore the universe ourselves. Here NASA collaborated with BEMER, an electromagnetic bio-device company, to inspire spacesuits that improve microcirculation in the body. Read more about coll

Above: On August 28, 2026, the Moon moved into Earth’s shadow during a partial lunar eclipse. Southern Lousiana - NASA/Eric Bordelon This week of september 7th captures a universe in motion, from Earth’s shadow sweeping across the Moon and dust devils marching over Mars to a newly emerging atmospheric pattern at Saturn’s south pole. Farther afield, stellar winds and supernovae sculpt a vast nursery for newborn stars, while a meteorite that landed on Earth preserves chemical c

Above: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the 18th Transporter rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. SpaceX Scientists have developed and experimentally demonstrated a long-sought method for identifying W states, an important form of multi-photon quantum entanglement. The technique could make complex entangled systems much easier to measure, opening new possibilities for quantum teleportation,