There are moments in the history of human thought when a simple realization transforms our understanding of reality. A moment when chaos reveals itself as structure, when disorder folds into meaning, ...

Frozen fuel from the Falcon 9 rocket launched Monday created a luminous display for several minutes, and was seen by people ...

Nature does not favor perfect spheres ... Galaxys do not form as perfect spheres, but are wound into majestic spirals. DNA does not form straight strands, but twists into a double helix.

A lab mistake led to self-forming spiral patterns on metal surfaces, revealing chemical-mechanical interactions.

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a beautiful juxtaposition of the nearby protostellar outflow known as Herbig-Haro 49/50 with a perfectly positioned, more distant spiral ...