Tomorrow (June 4) we’ll get an update on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, and it could be a pretty big deal. On June 3, the agency announced that the Hubble Space Telescope team would hold a press conference about the observatory’s status at 4 pm EDT (2000 GMT) tomorrow. Specifically, officials said the purpose of this… Read More »
Star Wars fans will certainly enjoy the binary star systems, nicknamed the “Tatooine” systems, a reference to the planet on which Luke Skywalker stood to gaze at the twin suns in Star Wars: A New Hope. It turns out that some planets in real-life versions of these systems may also be receiving a much more… Read More »
This year’s induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame was also a reunion of sorts; The two award winners took the stage under the spacecraft where they once crossed paths. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida hosted the ceremony where the retired space shuttle Atlantis was exhibited on Saturday, June 1. A… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. For more than a century, scientists have been unsuccessful in finding skull fossils of the thunderbird species Genyornis newtoni. About 50,000 years ago, these titans, also known as mihirungs, from the Aboriginal term meaning “giant… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The final attempt at a crewed launch ceremony for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be held on Wednesday after a computer glitch stopped the countdown minutes before Saturday’s liftoff. The historic mission, called Crew Flight Test,… Read More »
One of the most profound messages Stephen Hawking left to humanity is that nothing lasts forever, and scientists may finally be ready to prove it. This idea was conveyed in arguably Hawking’s most important work: the hypothesis that black holes “leak” thermal radiation, evaporating in the process and ending their existence in a final explosion.… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A new analysis of ancient crystal grains embedded in rocks in the Australian outback shows that Earth had dry land and fresh water about 4 billion years ago; At that time, scientists thought the planet… Read More »
Jennifer and Eric Mauchan live in a Cape Cod-style house in Framingham, Massachusetts, which they cool with five air conditioners. In the summer months, the electricity bill for a 2,600 square meter house can reach $200. In the winter, natural gas heating often costs more than $300 a month, even if the temperature is set… Read More »
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy carefully watches sunspot AR3697 as it appears Sunsoutheastern branch. Incredible images taken from his backyard in Arizona showcase the turbulent nature of the sunspot region in great detail. “Unlike most celestial objects, the sun looks quite different from day to day and is full of exciting events such as explosions or coronal… Read More »
We may earn an affiliate commission from anything you purchase from this article. British journalist Adam Higginbotham, author of “Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster,” returns with his comprehensively researched new book, “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space” (Simon). . & Schuster),… Read More »