Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.com. When did the Megalodon shark become extinct and why? – Landon, 10 years old Imagine traveling back in time and observing the oceans of 5 million years ago. As you… Read More »
More than twenty years have passed since the discovery of dark energy. So scientists have had more than 20 years to unravel the secrets of this invisible substance that seems to tear the universe apart. But still they know almost nothing about it. In fact, dark energy may not even be a substance. This could… Read More »
A new experiment designed to investigate dark matter, the most mysterious “thing” in the universe, has yielded its first results. Although the Broadband Reflector Experiment for Axis Detection (BREAD), developed by the University of Chicago and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermilab, has not yet revealed dark matter particles, the new results place a tighter… Read More »
Scientists have discovered the terrifying secret behind the apparent youth of some stars at the heart of the Milky Way; stars participating in a kind of cosmic destruction derby around our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*. Like a cosmic version of Elizabeth Bathory, the 17th-century serial killer who allegedly tried to… Read More »
There are many words that can be used to describe WASP-76b: hellish, scorching, turbulent, chaotic, and even violent. This is a planet outside the solar system that sits so close to its star that it gets hot enough to vaporize lead. So, as you can imagine, “glorious” wasn’t one of those words until now. This… Read More »
The fault that ruptured beneath New Jersey on Friday morning was an ancient, dormant seam in the Earth that was likely awakened by geological forces in a region where earthquakes are rare and seismic risks are poorly understood. The 4.8 magnitude earthquake was the strongest earthquake in New Jersey in more than 200 years. The… Read More »
Flying a plane into the shadow of the moon during a total solar eclipse is a current issue. upcoming solar eclipse. JSX There is a special eclipse flight over Dallas and both United Airlines And Delta Tickets for scheduled flights have long been sold out path of integrity On road trips from Texas to the… Read More »
Some 90s trends have made a very welcome comeback; Others no one needs to see again. But unlike the frosted tips, baggy Batik shirts, landline phones and pogs that have (hopefully?) been consigned to the trash can, binary stars are resurfacing as worth studying. And not too soon. In short, binary stars are vital in… Read More »
CNN Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: Last Flight” reveals the events that ultimately led to the disaster. The four-part documentary will premiere on Sunday at 9pm ET/PT. At its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration by keeping astronauts connected to space with a reusable and relatively inexpensive… Read More »
Levels of key heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year and are rising at a near-record pace, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Carbon dioxide, the most important and abundant of human-caused greenhouse gases, reached the third-highest amount in 2023 in its 65-year record-keeping history, NOAA announced Friday. Scientists… Read More »