The cosmos is a void dotted with stars and an ever-increasing number of newly-observed planets beyond our solar system. Yet, how these stars and planets formed out of clouds of interstellar dust and ...

Note: This press release was adapted from an original release by the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu. Experiments conducted at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National ...

This photo shows the upper part of the water tornado model. The acrylic glas tank has a diameter of 50 centimetres and is illuminated with LED strips. The water forms a vortex whose surface shape ...