When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An image of the orientation of Venus as seen from Earth in August. | Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night Right now, the planet Venus is visible, though very low in the west-northwest evening sky just after sunset. Those with obstructions… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An autonomous excavator at work in Circularity Park, on the campus of the Eberhard AG company in the municipality of Oberglatt, Switzerland. | Credit: ETH Zurich/Marc Schneider An autonomous, robotic hydraulic excavator could build a dry rock wall around… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Source: john finney photography/Getty Images Scientists have long wondered why the hot soup of charged particles in the Sun’s atmosphere gets hotter as it moves away from the Sun’s surface. New research may provide the answer, finding that the… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Portrait of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, who lived around 1590, superimposed over one of his diagrams of the sky and objects in the solar system. | Credit: Left: adoc-photos/Corbis via Getty Images Right: Universal History Archive / Universal… Read More »
Experiencing a volcanic eruption is witnessing the raw power of nature. If you’d like to see one for yourself, Iceland is a great place to do it. Since 2021, there have been seven eruptions along the Reykjanes Peninsula, close to Reykjavík. These recent eruptions in Iceland have caught the attention of Earth scientists like me.… Read More »
Their high-risk mission was supposed to last about a week, but 56 days later, two NASA astronauts are still waiting at the International Space Station as teams on the ground try to find a way to get them home safely aboard the Boeing spacecraft they launched into orbit. The troubled Starliner capsule has two problems:… Read More »
Vermont is underwater. Not just yesterday, not just two weeks ago, and not just a year ago, but experts say the state could see more of these catastrophic events for the foreseeable future. Climate change is fueling stronger, more persistent storms, and the state’s infrastructure is lagging behind along the riverside villages of the Green… Read More »
The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of quantum mechanics. In the century since the field’s inception, scientists and engineers have used quantum mechanics to create technologies such as lasers, MRI scanners, and computer chips. Today, researchers are working on building quantum computers and finding ways to securely transfer information using an… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The discovery in 2010 that early humans and Neanderthals had once interbred was a scientific bombshell. It revealed a genetic legacy that has since been found to play a role in modern humans’ lives, affecting… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An illustration of the “dust trap” around the newborn star IRS 48. | Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Scientists have long wondered how the complex molecules necessary for life formed in the turbulent and violent environment of the Sun in its… Read More »