The “Great North American Eclipse” is just over a week away. For many on the path to totality, preparing for the total solar eclipse on April 8 involves making a plan for where you’ll watch it, who you’ll watch it with, and donning protective sunglasses so you can witness the solar eclipse safely. celestial transformation… Read More »
Europa may be headed to Saturn’s moon Enceladus to search for life, according to a new report from planetary scientists planning a future large-class mission to the outer solar system. European Space Agency (ESA) is showing significant foresight with its “Voyager 2050” program, which describes scientific goals and missions for the middle of this century.… Read More »
Have you ever taken a walk in the rain on a warm spring day and seen that perfect puddle? You know, the one where raindrops hit the ground at just the right speed, causing a dance of disappearing circles? Even before I entered the field of fluid flow research about 15 years ago, I was… Read More »
It will be a spectacular spectacle for millions of people in North America who will encounter a total solar eclipse on April 8; There will be a chance to see the moon completely obscuring the sun’s face. But for scientists, this is a rare opportunity to study the Earth, moon and sun “in completely different… Read More »
A new study of a rare and short-lived type of galaxy has found that such objects harbor dormant supermassive black holes that briefly wake up and tear apart a massive star, devouring its remains as a giant cosmic breakfast. “Compact Symmetric Objects,” or CSOs, are active galaxies where two jets explode at nearly the speed… Read More »
When heat waves gripped much of the planet last summer, sweltering temperatures stuck around for days or even weeks in many places. As climate change warms the planet, heat waves are moving slower and lasting longer, according to a study published Friday. The study found that every decade between 1979 and 2020, the speed at… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. Earth’s oceans are full of abundant life and mystery. To better understand the ocean floor, enterprising marine scientists decided to attach tags equipped with cameras to tiger sharks patrolling the… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. It’s noon and the sun is high in the sky, a natural cyan canvas covered with puffy cauliflower-shaped clouds. With the slightest warning, the clouds covering the horizon begin to disappear before your eyes. Soon… Read More »
The magnificence of the solar eclipse is unique to our world; Nowhere else in the solar system does a planet’s moon block sunlight so perfectly. The rapid and temporary darkness of these events affects many things on Earth, including animal behavior and waves in the ionosphere. Researchers found that cumulus cloud cover decreased by more… Read More »
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Roads turned into murky brown rivers, houses were swept away by strong currents and bodies were pulled from mud during deadly floods and landslides after heavy rains hit West Sumatra in early March. Disasters in Indonesia. Government officials blamed heavy rains for the floods, but environmental groups cited the disaster as… Read More »