Science
Earth is no stranger to solar storms. Just this year we’ve been bombarded with storms, some so powerful they’ve triggered jaw-dropping auroras deep into mid-latitudes. Modern technology ensures that very … Read More
Researchers in Birmingham have created the first image of a photon, a lemon-shaped particle of light emitted from the surface of a nanoparticle. The theory that made this image possible, … Read More
Our Sun, the celestial body that has nurtured life on Earth for billions of years, is not eternal. This massive ball of gas is slowly evolving, consuming its hydrogen fuel … Read More
The Milky Way stands out like a sore thumb. Galactic Outlier Researchers have found that there’s something highly unusual about the Milky Way that sets it apart from galaxies which, … Read More
Human evolution, traditionally driven by natural selection, may have reached a point where technological and medical advancements are interfering with the age-old processes that shaped our species. Today, we live … Read More
At depths exceeding 2,500 meters, researchers aboard the research vessel Falkor have uncovered a bustling ecosystem teeming with life. The Schmidt Ocean Institute’s team utilized advanced submersibles to explore the … Read More
Imagine if the Earth beneath our feet was not the solid, unchanging rock we thought it was. A recent groundbreaking study has revealed something truly surprising: Earth’s core may be leaking iron into the mantle. … Read More
The USSR inadvertently gifts its secret spacecraft to hostile China On Nov. 28, 1969, the Soviet Union launched perhaps the most obscure mission of the Moon Race, but after a … Read More
NASA’s aging Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed regular operations, sending useful science data back home from about 24.9 billion kilometers (15.4 billion miles) away. The Voyager probes, launched in 1977, … Read More
Popular media love talking about asteroid mining using big numbers. Many articles talk about a mission to Psyche, the largest metallic asteroid in the asteroid belt, as visiting a body … Read More
