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The physics of light-speed travel leave little room for optimism when it comes to achieving this sci-fi fascination.

Astrophysicist Katie Mack discusses the art of distilling intricate, interconnected ideas into concise, accessible, and engaging videos.

Author Patchen Barss provided FirstPrinciples with a sneak peek from his biography of Nobel Prize-winning mathematician Roger Penrose.

A machine learning convert discusses the synergies between AI and physics, and the institute devoted to that fruitful intersection.

Two years after JWST's launch, it has rewritten the cosmic history books – and the best is yet to come.

Countries around the world have launched national strategies for quantum research, with China making the largest investment.

Envisioned as a fee-free alternative to the traditional academic publishing model, funding shortfalls threaten SciPost’s future.

By focusing on the role of the observer, QBism takes a new approach to quantum mechanics.

Science needs to stop rewarding publication quantity over quality – or risk missing out on major breakthroughs.

For Sonali Mohapatra, a career in quantum innovation is rooted in an ever-deepening sense of wonder about the universe.

An astrophysicist discusses her approach to figuring out how we fit into the universe – and her amazement about how much we can understand.

Beauty exists in the eye of the beholder, and quantum physics suggests everything else exists there too.

Astrophysics is so awash in experimental data that theorists are bound to often be fruitfully wrong about what it all means.

Scientific American has shared the wonder of science with millions and has a storied history with some quirks you may not expect.

With over 2.5 million submissions over its 33 years, arXiv is the world's largest ongoing experiment in open science.

Is our universe just one of many? Science journalist Dan Falk examines arguments for and against the multiverse.

The Harvard physicist is a pioneer of celestial holography, an approach he calls “unflinching” in its rootedness in reality.

Luna Zagorac started her astrophysics career at a small telescope where she learned that, in research, bigger doesn't mean better.

Physicist Claudia de Rham's explores her lifelong relationship with gravity in this excerpt from her new book on the subject.

Whether puzzling at a blackboard, scuba diving, or piloting a plane, physicist Claudia de Rham feels powerfully pulled to gravity.