Thanks to their enormous gravitational forces, the regions around black holes are violent and turbulent environments driven by physics that cannot be found anywhere else in the universe. In fact, black holes are so effective that when they rotate, they drag the fabric of space with them. In other words, nothing remains stationary near a… Read More »
On April 8, 2024, a number of cities from Texas to Ohio to Maine will be in the direct path of experiencing a total solar eclipse. But instead of having just one day to revel in the historic moments as the skies darken, a festival in Central Texas will be spread over several days. What… Read More »
A single grain of ice flew out Jupitermoon of the ocean Europeif caught by NASA’s soon to be caught European Clipper A new experiment suggests spacecraft might be enough to uncover evidence of life in space. “With suitable instruments such as the Surface Dust Analyzer on NASA’s Europa Clipper space probe, finding life or traces… Read More »
NASA has officially halted scientific observations conducted by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Do not worry. The space telescope, which observes some of the most powerful bursts of radiation from the universe’s most violent cosmic events, known as “gamma-ray bursts,” is only temporarily out of service. NASA put Swift into safe mode on March 15… Read More »
Scientists hoping to find life in the oceans of liquid water beneath the cold, icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa may get help from the “cosmic snowball fight” that this world once engaged in. Europa has long been considered the most important location in the solar system to search for evidence of simple life (at… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The giant panda is a species that is instantly recognizable by its striking colors. However, there are also a handful of giant pandas that are not black and white. These majestic creatures with brown-white fur… Read More »
When the upper stage of the 165-foot-long (50 meters) SpaceX Starship crashed into the Indian Ocean last week during its third test flight, environmentally conscious observers wondered whether the stainless steel vehicle, which likely contained hundreds of kilograms of leftover fuel, would pose a hazard. Marine life. The good news is that it’s not like… Read More »
Some say there are two types of concrete: cracked and on the verge of cracking. What if concrete could heal itself when it cracked? We are part of a team of materials scientists and microbiologists who are harnessing the power of bacteria to create biological fibers that initial results suggest can heal cracks in concrete.… Read More »
Shape of the asteroid dimorphos Changed at NASA’s request DARTS GAME The spacecraft deliberately crashed into it in 2022 as part of testing humanity. planet defense Abilities. DART, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, was designed to see if we could redirect a potentially hazardous asteroid away from us. Soil. Sent to one person binary asteroidWhere… Read More »
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will begin investigating the spectacular light shows of solar system giants Uranus and Saturn. Two separate teams of astronomers at the University of Leicester will use the $10 billion space telescope to study auroras on gas giant Saturn and cold ice giant Uranus. The aim will be to explain… Read More »