A New Model Helps Astronomers Study How Merging Black Holes Ring
Gravitational wave astronomy has been a tremendous breakthrough in our understanding of black holes. We can now detect…
Tiny, blue Galápagos octopus identified as newfound species
Summary Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of octopus discovered in the Galápagos Islands in 2015. The…
‘Poised to disintegrate’: Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is set to lose its ice shelf this year
A vital ice shelf is about to break away from Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier,” further destabilizing one of the…
Russian cosmonauts install sun-watching telescope on ISS during 6-hour spacewalk
Two Russian cosmonauts worked to install and retrieve science experiments while on a spacewalk outside the International Space…
The Weirdness of Early Universe SMBHs Gets Even Weirder
Somewhere in the future, there’s a finish line in the marathon to understand supermassive black holes (SMBH). We…
Meet the biologists deciphering marine-mammal histories from baleen, whiskers and tusks
Male narwhals fighting over the carcass of a female off Baffin Island, Canada.Credit: Flip Nicklin/Minden Pictures via Alamy…
Brazil to invest $75 million in highway through Amazon and unveils environmental protection plan
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government announced Wednesday that it will invest $75 million in the BR-319 highway…
Released: NASA Goddard Issues Draft Request for Proposal for the Landsat 10 Spacecraft
The Landsat 10 Spacecraft Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) is available for review via SAM.gov as of May…
Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time…
Biologists Clone Wild Yaks to Save Golden Subspecies Numbering Fewer Than 300 in First of its Kind Effort
Footage from the 2019 film Golden Wild Yak – credit, supplied to CGTV as a courtesy by director…
NASA outlines iterative Moon Base strategy; Lunar Outpost awarded LTV contract with consortium partner MDA Space
On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, NASA detailed its updated roadmap for establishing a sustained lunar presence through its…
Quebec’s new summer forecast dropped and it’s bad news for Montrealers who like it HOT
Summer in Montreal is almost here, and if the latest weather forecast is any indication, this one is…