Keck confirms: Armchair astronomers find planet in four-star system

An artist's illustration of PH1, a planet discovered by volunteers from the Planet Hunters citizen science project. PH1,...
Single-Crystal, Organic Nanowire High-Performance Phototransistors
Growing graphene better for future electronics
New cobalt-graphene catalyst could challenge platinum for use in fuel cells: Performs nearly as well as precious metal catalysts

Nanoparticles of cobalt attach themselves to a graphene substrate in a single layer. As a catalyst, the cobalt-graphene combination was a...
Jupiter: Turmoil from Below, Battering from Above

Images in the visible-light and infrared parts of the spectrum highlight the massive changes roiling the atmosphere...
Radioactive decay of titanium powers supernova remnant

Supernova remnant SNR1987A is located 166 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The light from...
What's Baking on Titan?

NASA's Cassini spacecraft obtained this image of a feature shaped like a hot cross bun in the northern region of...
Penn Researchers Find New Way to Prevent Cracking in Nanoparticle Films

Nanoparticle films crack at certain thicknesses (left). By adding layers of thinner films, cracking can be avoided (right).