The 1980s were a golden era for science fiction movies, but not everything that hit the big screen aged well. These classics ...

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A new optical device allows researchers to generate and switch between two stable, donut-shaped light patterns called ...

The invention of tiny devices capable of precisely controlling the direction and behavior of light is essential to the ...

Researchers have built a paper-thin chip that converts infrared light into visible light and directs it precisely, all without mechanical motion. The design overcomes a long-standing efficiency-versus ...

PREVIOUSLY, June 30: Amazon MGM has released the first trailer for Project Hail Mary .

Directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord discuss making Project Hail Mary with Ryan Gosling at a special footage presentation at the IMAX offices.

The mission will mark NASA's first crewed test of laser communications in lunar orbit. O2O will use infrared light instead of radio frequencies to transmit voice, ...

Astronauts will swap bulky cameras for personal devices, reshaping how spaceflight is documented and shared with Earth.

Arthur C. Clarke award-winning Tade Thompson, author of science fiction novel Rosewater, the latest pick for our New Scientist Book Club, answers all of our most burning questions about his ...

A hand-held device goes beyond just a cell phone. It can include tablets, other communication or entertainment devices, and ...

It has long been thought that young stars forming near each other will be aligned in terms of their rotation, and observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have offered confirmation ...