Sara Hashemi is a science writer and fact-checker currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Sierra, The Body, Maisonneuve magazine and more. In a new study, scientists tested the ...

A new technique improves the reliability of cat qubits by squeezing their probabilistic states. This could improve their reliability and lifetime, and pave the way for accurate quantum computing. When ...

Debris from the formation of Schrödinger basin carved two radial crater-laden valleys. Credit: NASA/SVS/Ernie T. Wright About 3.81 billion years ago, a giant impactor rocked the Moon’s south pole. It ...

Looking up at the moon in the night sky, it’s difficult to grasp just how dramatic the topography of its surface really is. But for David Kring, the reality of that terrain isn’t too hard to imagine.

The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes. The moon's grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye The Grand Canyon in Arizona ...

A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides. Here on Earth, canyons are typically formed by long-term erosion from rivers or tectonic activity. But on the moon, where there’s no atmosphere, ...

Artistic rendering of astronauts standing on the edge of the Vallis Schrödinger canyon. It extends out from the Schrödinger impact basin. Credit: Lunar and Planetary Institute/Michael Carroll. Our ...

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(CNN) — About 3.8 billion years ago, two massive canyons likely formed on the moon in a span of less than 10 minutes, according to new research. The extraordinary formations, each comparable in size ...

If you've seen photos of the far side of the moon, specifically of two long canyons within what is called the Schrödinger basin and wondered what created them, look no further—researches have ...