Specks of orange light streak across the night sky as air raid sirens wail in the background. It is an unnerving spectacle that has become a feature of the war here, as Iran has increasingly outfitted ...

Recently, I was at the birthday party for a friend of my 5-year-old daughter, and there was a candy bar set out for the kids to enjoy. It was an indulgent spread packed with various bowls of ...

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For astronomers studying dark matter, the Bullet Cluster is one of the greatest laboratories in the universe. It was discovered almost by accident, a blip of x-rays in the sky that was detected by ...

Warm mid-August summer nights offer prime conditions for spotting three magnificent star clusters visible to northern-hemisphere skywatchers in the coming months. Star clusters are gravitationally ...

Addressing analysts earlier this year, executives from Alexandria Real Estate Equities discussed some sobering trends facing biopharma as well as the industry’s enduring strengths, both of which pose ...

This is a tale of rediscovery. I have been an astronomer for more than half a century. My current observing concentrates on showcase nebulae and galaxies or the pursuit of fine lunar detail. But ...

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Linear, an enterprise software maker that competes with many of Atlassian’s products, on Tuesday announced that it raised $82 million in a Series C funding round led by Accel. The round, which also ...

Cluster computing is a method of setting up multiple computers so they can work together like a single system. Some cluster systems are massive machines that take up space in data centers. Others are ...