Chandrasekhar and the Limits of Physics, Part 2: Humiliation
(This is Part 2 of a series on the life and work of Chandrasekhar. Read Part 1 first.)…
Police say bear spotted in Pismo Beach neighborhood near James Way
The Pismo Beach Police Department has received multiple calls reporting a bear in the James Way area. According…
Optical VLBI Achieves Exoplanet Imaging Breakthrough
Graphic depiction of the Mapping Alien Continents concept. Paul Stankus Paul Stankus Brookhaven Science Associates The scientific goal…
Antarctic Meltwater Is Making Glaciers Slide Faster Toward the Ocean
Researchers drilled deep into an East Antarctic glacier and uncovered direct evidence of a process that could accelerate…
Coilable Stacked Solar Sails for Very High delta-V Missions
Artur Davoyan University of California, Los Angeles The goal of the proposed program is to enable the next…
Researchers Have Created a 3D Thermal Cloak That Renders Objects Invisible to Heat
A three-dimensional thermal cloak that can conceal objects from heat, while also shielding them from extreme temperatures, has…
American oystercatchers were largely wiped out in New England: After a $10 million conservation push across 16 states, their numbers rose 45% along US coasts | World News
They are the size of a football with bright orange bills, long legs, yellow-beady eyes and can fly…
Milky Way’s Dramatic Flip: Cosmic Gymnastics Unveiled
The Milky Way may have undergone a dramatic change in orientation during its history, according to new research…
France Wildfires, Europe Heatwave: France Sees Worst Wildfire Season Since Record 2022 Blazes
Wildfires burned more than 42,000 hectares (103,000 acres) of land in France by mid-July this year, surpassing the…
James Webb Space Telescope looks back in time 4.4 billion years photo of the day for July 21, 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope captured this image of a young galaxy cluster, MACS J0553.4-3342. (Image credit: ESA/Webb,…
Diffuse puffs of “missing” matter surround most galaxies | MIT News
Stars and galaxies make up much of the universe’s ordinary, observable matter. But for decades, scientists have wrestled…
In 2003, scientists discovered wolves refused to cross a simple line of fluttering flags; today it helps protect cattle without killing predators |
In 2003, scientists began closely examining how an old hunting technique called fladry could be transformed into a…