Even with all the recent impacts we’ve seen, it might be more “foe” than “friend” to us.
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If you want to find life in the Universe, this is how you do it. When it comes to uncovering the ultimate truths about reality, we can only reap what we […]
Neptune holds records in our Solar System, but the Universe gets even faster. Here on Earth, extreme weather events can cause dramatic wind speed spikes. When hurricanes are at their most […]
A common weed uses uncommon types of photosynthesis.
Three fundamental forces matter inside an atom, but gravity is mind-bogglingly weak on those scales. Could extra dimensions explain why?
Sound waves behave quite differently on Mars than on Earth.
Despite the enormous mass of the Earth, simply depleting our groundwater is changing our axial tilt. Simple Newtonian physics explains why.
The far infrared reveals both the coldest and hottest gas in the Universe, and can teach us what no other wavelength range can.
The results could help NASA’s Perseverance rover find evidence of ancient life on Mars.
A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant.
Ground-based facilities enable the greatest scientific production in all of astronomy. The NSF needs to be ambitious, and it’s now or never.
65 million years ago, an asteroid strike caused the 5th great mass extinction. Could we save Earth, today, from a similar event?
Our Sun will continue to grow, becoming a red giant and then a planetary nebula. Here’s how large it will get.
Gravitation, all on its own, can reveal what’s present in the cosmos like nothing else.
In just a few seconds, a gamma-ray burst blasts out the same amount of energy that the Sun will radiate throughout its entire life.
Solving difficult visual puzzles seems to help the brain “rewire” itself by forming new neural pathways.
Back during the hot Big Bang, it wasn’t just charged particles and photons that were created, but also neutrinos. Where are they now?
At 35 light-years away, it’s also the 2nd coolest, 2nd widest planet ever found. Despite discovering more than 4000 exoplanets, most remain obscure. Although more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets are known, […]
In July of 2022, the first science images from JWST were unveiled. Two years later, it’s changed our view of the Universe.
The space agency describes the process of landing rovers on Mars as “seven minutes of terror.”
All forms of energy affect the expanding Universe. But if matter and radiation slow the expansion down, how does dark energy speed it up?
This oddball system of three stars might be our best chance at finding nearby life in the Universe.
In terms of the planets we’ve discovered, super-Earths are by far the most common. What does that mean for the Universe?
It could one day fuel nuclear fusion reactors.
There are dozens of learning and development conferences to choose from each year. Here are 10 of the most popular, along with what makes them unique.
We are likely to see the first humans walk on Mars this decade.
The photometric filters for the Vera Rubin Observatory are complete and showcase why they are indispensable for astronomy.
An artist’s impression of what the fully-deployed James Webb Space telescope will look like from the perspective of an observer on the ‘dark’ (non-Sun-facing) side of the observatory. (NORTHRUP GRUMMAN) […]