Newly-Found “Propeller Star” Is the Fastest-Spinning White Dwarf Ever Found
Much like the planets that surround it, our own Sun also rotates around its axis. In fact, the…
Why Are Glass Windows Transparent?
Surely you’ve gone and looked out the window at some point in your life; perhaps in a car,…
Addressing the Future of Solid-State Batteries Using Electrochemical Pulses
Dreaming of a future wherein humanity has begged off fossil fuels entirely in favor of completely electrical systems…
Scientists Made “Soft” Robots By Blowing Them Up Like Bubbles
If you’ve ever been a kid at some point in your life, chances are you’ll know the true…
Supersaurus May Have Been the Longest Dinosaur to Have Ever Lived
An otherwise standard meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology this year is making waves in science news…
The Moon May Be Hiding Solid Carbon Dioxide On Its Surface Through “Cold Traps”
The Moon may be the closest celestial body to Earth, but it still hides several secrets both on…
Where Does Gold Come From? Black Holes With Accretion Disks, Scientists Think
Earlier this year we at Modern Sciences did a piece on how the work of two bored astronomers…
“Superionic Ice”: A New State of Matter (And Water)
Early schooling has taught us of the four fundamental states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Further…
“Davemaoite”: New Mineral Found Inside a Deep-Earth Diamond After Years of Searching
Davemaoite, named after Carnegie Institution for Science Geophysical Laboratory scientist Ho-Kwang “Dave” Mao, is a mineral of calcium…
How Do Astronomers Produce Those Beautiful Images of Space?
You might have scrolled through social media one day and found these photos of space—usually accompanied with high…