Rare 1-in-40,000 white humpback whale calf photographed for the first time in Tonga wins prestigious nature photo competition
Australian photographer Jono Allen has captured what many may never see in a lifetime: a white humpback whale…
Astronomy Ambassadors: Embracing Diverse Perspectives
The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project, part of the NASA Science Activation program, aims to measurably enhance student…
Renewables and Batteries Comprise 93% of New U.S. Generating Capacity This Year
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Saturn’s rings and largest moon might be the result of a collision
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is one of the solar system’s oddities. Now, researchers have unlocked key insights about…
Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles By NASA’s Chandra
For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in…
Born before 2000, you’ve admired Big Bang remnants without realizing it
Born before 2000? That blizzard of black-and-white snow between channels may not have been just noise. You remember…
Critically endangered bowhead guitarfish caught in Gwadar East Bay
The image shows a bowhead guitarfish lying on the floor after being caught in Gwadar East Bay. —…
Diamond Owl Unveils Novel Tech to Cool Electronics
HOUSTON – (Feb. 23, 2026) – At Rice University, a research lab’s signature keepsake helped perfect a method…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova
Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a…
Cleaner fish display intelligence and self-awareness — just like mammals
A shrimp scrap drifted down the face of a mirror, and a small reef fish tracked it like…
Cosmologists Achieve Unprecedented Accuracy in Measuring Universe’s Expansion
an international collaboration of cosmologists has reached a new level of precision in measuring the Hubble constant. The…
BBC Films Yellowstone Beaver Felling Trees and Making a Dam for Winter
The BBC has released stunning footage from its Yellowstone series showing a beaver felling a cottonwood tree as…