HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — The cold nights on the Chippewa Flowage in northern Wisconsin don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisherman Gabe Bisonette. He’s been learning the Ojibwe practice for so long that when his headlamp shines the blinding light on his prey, he can communicate to his father what he sees with almost no words. With his… Read More »
The universe’s expansion rate is accelerating across the cosmos, driven by a mysterious force known as dark energy, but perhaps this acceleration isn’t happening at the boundaries of black holes, new research suggests. Rather than implying that dark energy does not move around the boundaries of black holes, this idea suggests that this mysterious force… Read More »
Quasars, the brightest objects in the universe, can serve as cosmic signposts that lead astronomers to pairs of supermassive black holes. While scientists are aware that supermassive black holes with masses of millions or even billions of times the sun lurk at the center of all large galaxies, detecting binary pairings of these cosmic titans… Read More »
It could be argued that the search for habitability elsewhere in the universe can be reduced to the search for water. We have yet to find life forms that separate this matter from our understanding of “life,” so we have no choice but to accept the cosmic water signature as our north star in our… Read More »
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered that one of the closest “hot Jupiter” planets to Earth smells like rotten eggs. The planet already has a bad reputation for deadly glass rain, extreme temperatures, and sideways winds of 5,000 mph (8,046 kph), but this discovery makes this world seem even less friendly.… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. A Jupiter-sized exoplanet has long intrigued astronomers for its scorching temperatures, screaming winds, and glassy sidereal rain. Now, data from the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed another intriguing feature of the planet, known as… Read More »
For new pilot and astronaut Jameel Janjua, it was his third chance. Janjua, a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, flew in the pilot’s seat last month on Virgin Galactic’s latest space flight, Galactic 07. But her journey to becoming an astronaut took 15 years and three attempts — and that’s only counting the time since she became… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Eyed needles, a sewing tool made of bone, horn or ivory that originated in southern Siberia around 40,000 years ago, may hold important clues about the beginnings of fashion, new research has revealed. Researchers looked… Read More »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s a common sight across the state: suburban homes covered in solar panels. But as California moves toward its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive challenge has emerged: The state is at times generating more solar energy than it can handle, to the point where vast amounts of clean energy are… Read More »
I stand so close to JAXA’s Hayabusa2 asteroid lander that I could reach out and touch it. Instead, I jump on top of it. Then I strike a pose. When I jump, I hover low for a moment gravity A rugged, grey world, devoid of life and colour, before slowly descending to the surface of… Read More »