Science
Scientists are still puzzling over the reasons behind a streak of unexpected, record heat that scorched 2023 and into this year, sparking fears that the climate crisis could be moving … Read More
Look at it go! A Cure for Weldness SpaceX is pulling out all the stops in preparation for the upcoming test launches of its gigantic Starship spacecraft next year. Footage … Read More
The deep ocean, one of Earth’s most mysterious and diverse regions, continues to reveal secrets about its unique ecosystems. Recent research has uncovered a new species of amphipod, Dulcibella camanchaca, … Read More
Hundreds of overlapping objects at various distances are spread across this field. At the very center is a tiny galaxy nicknamed Firefly Sparkle that looks like a long, angled, dotted … Read More
A long exposure photo of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two small galaxies that orbit the Milky Way Galaxy. Photographer and active NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured a … Read More
Astronomers have discovered another mysterious and massive circle of radio light in space. The strange and vast circle of light is an example of an ORC (Odd Radio Circle), the … Read More
When you see a solar eclipse, you often think of the moon passing between the Earth and the sun, then temporarily blocking the sun’s light from reaching Earth. This alignment … Read More
Cross-sectional schematic diagram of a coastal aquifer undergoing saltwater intrusion. Credit: Geophysical Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL110359 Seawater will infiltrate underground freshwater supplies in about three of every four coastal … Read More
On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will swoop within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface at a whopping 430,000 mph (690,000 kph), breaking its own … Read More
Astronomers have discovered a breathtaking phenomenon that challenges our understanding of planetary dynamics. WASP-69 b, a distant gas giant located 163 light-years from Earth, has been observed with a striking … Read More
