Only 17 years after its discovery have we learned we’re safe from asteroid Apophis. Ever since its 2004 discovery, asteroid 99942 Apophis has threatened planet Earth. Asteroid Apophis has been measured […]
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Einstein hated “spooky action at a distance,” but much to his chagrin, quantum mechanics remains as spooky as ever.
Albert Einstein and his theory of general relativity continue to amaze us to this day.
You would think that with all our technology, like the James Webb Space Telescope, we would know how big the Universe is. But we don’t.
Lasers, mirrors, and computational advances can all work together to push ground-based astronomy past the limits of our atmosphere.
The discovery calls into question the few things scientists know about these powerful astronomical phenomena.
The Sun produces a wide variety of particles and radiation throughout it, but all of its neutrinos are produced in the core: where nuclear reactions take place. The various reactions […]
“I am an anthropologist, and for years, I have spoken to people who have had these experiences.”
We just observed the first ‘lunar formation’ in an exoplanetary system. This one image, above, is the first to show moons actively forming around a planet. This colourful image shows […]
When Cameroon’s Lakes Monoun and Nyos exploded, they released clouds of carbon dioxide that suffocated everything in its wake.
Overwashing is bad for skin health, but many people do it anyway. One reason is that our brains intimately associate stink with disgust.
Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.
Small spiders use their silk threads to passively fly, a process called ballooning. Learning how could help atmospheric scientists.
Taught in every introductory physics class for centuries, the parabola is only an imperfect approximation for the true path of a projectile.
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The neutrino is the most ghostly, rarely-interacting particle in all the Standard Model. How well can we truly make “beams” out of them?
The last image puts it all in perspective. Compared to what we find in our Solar System, galaxies are truly enormous. The Sun may be 109 times the diameter of […]
And either way, is energy or information conserved? When two things in the Universe that “always” occur meet one another, how do you know which one will win? Gravitational waves, […]
65 million years ago, an asteroid strike caused the 5th great mass extinction. Could we save Earth, today, from a similar event?
Break into London Zoo? Illegal, but it would improve the London Circle Walk
New research finds that dinosaurs were already adapted to living in cold climates before the end-Triassic mass extinction. But how?
Why power generated through nuclear fusion will be the future, but not the present, solution to humanity’s energy needs.
Fossils of Australopithecus in a South African cave are one million years older than previously thought. This challenges the consensus that humans first evolved in East Africa.
The near and far sides of the Moon are so different from each other, and no one is sure why. New lunar samples could confirm a wild theory.
On New Year’s Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
Despite Betelgeuse’s recent faintening and brightening, I’d bet on these stars instead. Betelgeuse, a nearby red supergiant, will someday explode. The black hole at the center of the Milky Way should […]
The Universe is an amazing place. Under the incredible, infrared gaze of JWST, it’s coming into focus better than ever before.
The Universe’s idea of a ‘typical star’ has changed dramatically over time. When you look out at the Universe today, you’re not seeing it exactly as it is at one particular […]
There’s a limit to how large planets can be, and it’s only about double the radius of Jupiter. At least, so far.
Parents want the best for their kids, but resilience helps children better cope with life’s unavoidable challenges.