Science
Stargazers are in for quite the double feature this weekend: The Beaver Moon, the last supermoon of the year, will share the celestial stage with the dazzling Leonid meteor shower. … Read More
Beneath the snowy slopes lay a prehistoric surprise: an ecosystem that predates the dinosaurs, revealed by melting snow before being stumbled upon by a hiker in the Italian Alps. The … Read More
Westerlund 1 is not your average star cluster. It’s a galactic behemoth, outshining and outweighing its cosmic counterparts by a staggering margin. While typical star clusters boast a mass around … Read More
Topline A patch of the northern U.S. could have a chance to see aurora borealis on Friday night, with quieter geomagnetic activity expected through the weekend, according to a National … Read More
The JWST’s near-infrared camera (NIRCam) captured a mesmerizing sight in the galaxy cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0, located 3.6 billion light-years from Earth. Astronomers observed three distinct points of light originating from … Read More
Former NASA astronaut Ronald Garan experienced a profound shift in perspective during his time in space, uncovering what he described as a “lie” underpinning life on Earth. After spending a … Read More
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — A Russian-controlled segment of the International Space Station is … Read More
One year ago today, the future of space communications arrived at Earth as a beam of light from a NASA spacecraft nearly 10 million miles away. That’s 40 times farther … Read More
For some 37,000 years, the soft, furry body of a three-week-old saber-toothed ‘kitten’ lay cradled by Arctic permafrost, its head, limbs, paws, and torso remaining almost perfectly preserved by the … Read More
In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with a telescope. But, 243 years later, we still do not know much about this cold planet, … Read More
