NASA’s X-59 jet is ready to break the sound barrier for the 1st time this month
NASA’s X-59 jet is on the verge of finally breaking the sound barrier. The X-59 is a supersonic…
The Filamentary Funnels That Form Stars
Stars form inside giant molecular clouds (GMCs), vast collections of mostly atomic hydrogen. This happens in the densest,…
Meteor Seen From Montreal Triggers Sonic Booms Across the Northeast
What began as reports of mysterious explosions and shaking buildings across New England turned out to be something…
Feds order financial audit into Indigenous languages office amid anonymous complaints
The federal government has ordered a financial audit into transactions and activities at a landmark Indigenous languages office…
Pretty in Pink – NASA
This image of Westerlund 2 released on March 19, 2026, features Chandra X-ray Observatory data (pink) and infrared…
Single- and two-mode magnon thermal squeezing
Walls, D. F. & Milburn, G. J. Quantum Optics (Springer Nature, 2008). Slusher, R. E., Hollberg, L. W.,…
A Zipper Patent Sat in a Garage for 40 Years. Now It’s Real.
Back in 1985, an electrical engineer at Polaroid named Bill Freeman had an idea for a three-sided zipper.…
Crested ibis returns to Japanese town decades after extinction in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Eight crested ibises were released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town, decades after…
Videos capture sights and sounds of meteor exploding off coast of Massachusetts
A meteor exploded off the coast of Massachusetts on May 30, and video and audio clips shared online…
Physics World June 2026 – Physics World
Physics World June 2026 – Physics World Skip to main content Physics World June 2026 This issue of…
Green-faced timber rattlesnake spotted on Virginia trail leaves viewers stunned: ‘Crazy colours’
A striking timber rattlesnake photographed on a hiking trail in western Virginia is drawing attention online for one…
National Dinosaur Day: The prehistoric giants that once roamed near Cochrane
Today is National Dinosaur Day, a chance to celebrate the giant creatures that once ruled the Earth and…