Tiny fluctuations in old Kepler data reveals four runaway planets that are reminiscent of Earth.
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An out-of-this-world idea could help reduce some of the risk of solar geoengineering.
Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.
The new record-holder opens up a literal Universe full of possibilities. Someday, even our own Sun will eventually run out of hydrogen fuel in its core, bringing a tremendous set […]
Today, the F-word is enjoying a renaissance the likes of which it hasn’t seen since, well, the Renaissance.
If the laws of physics are symmetrical as we think they are, then the Big Bang should have created matter and antimatter in the same amount.
Nothing can escape from a black hole. So where do Hawking radiation, relativistic jets, and X-ray emissions around black holes come from?
A researcher explains a little-known niche within modern physics: animal collective behavior.
The quantum world is one in which rules that are completely foreign to our everyday experience dictate bizarre behavior.
Despite all that we’ve learned about the Universe, there remain unanswered, and possibly unanswerable, questions. Could “God” be the answer?
Hubble revolutionized astronomy more than once. Here’s what we can expect from the James Webb Space Telescope.
We’ve already observed three cases where it’s happened. When you look at an object in space, it’s pretty easy to tell if it’s a star or a planet. Stars are […]
2023 will see the launch of new rockets, the return of OSIRIS-REx, and a mission to Jupiter that could help us find extraterrestrial life.
The far side of the Moon is incredibly different from the Earth-facing side. 63 years later, we know why the Moon’s faces are not alike.
Our Universe requires dark matter in order to make sense of things, astrophysically. Could massive photons do the trick?
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will study many dangerous cosmic phenomena, knowledge of which may help save humanity.
“The Da Vinci Code” popularized the idea that Christians stole much of their theology. It’s wrong, especially regarding Christmas.
How two seemingly distinct exoplanet systems turned out to be related. Practically every star in the Milky Way has a similar origin story. At some point in the past, a molecular […]
Hubble’s still going strong after 31+ years. James Webb will never make it that long. Every decision that’s made — in both astronomy and in life — comes with its own set of pros and […]
In 1995, Hubble peered at the Pillars of Creation, forever changing our view. Now in 2022, JWST completes the star-forming puzzle.
Online Shinto communities have existed since the birth of the internet as we know it.
In terms of the planets we’ve discovered, super-Earths are by far the most common. What does that mean for the Universe?
Jains believe that karma weighs the soul down. This can be overcome through extreme asceticism, in which one slowly withdraws from life.
Created in the 1880s, “Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan,” which depicts a father murdering his son, divides Russians to this day.
It has no moving parts and could allow us to tap into renewable energy year round.
The “scientific Buddha” and the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism with regard to science are modern creations.
Earth is the Solar System’s only known inhabited planet. Could Venus, if its phosphine signal is real, be our second world with life?
It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.
Light carries with it the secrets of reality in ways we cannot completely understand.
After decades of development, whether NASA’s Webb succeeds or fails all comes down to five critical milestones that are only days away.