Sun unleashes colossal solar flare and coronal mass ejection, raising the chances of northern lights this week
CME eruption in upper left corner. The bright speck of light to the right is Mercury. (Image credit:…
Ancient continents may have made life on Earth possible
The standard story of life’s origins begins in the ocean – around volcanic vents where heat, minerals, and…
Italy Completes Air-Launched Rocket Demonstrator Test
Credit: Gabriele Taddei / CNR An Italian consortium has successfully completed a suborbital demonstration of an air-launched rocket…
Scientists Just Discovered How the Universe Builds Monster Black Holes
Astronomers studying gravitational waves have uncovered evidence that the Universe’s largest black holes may grow through repeated collisions…
New James Webb Space Telescope images reveal how massive star clusters can reshape galaxies
Astronomers have captured an extraordinary new look at the hidden birthplaces of star clusters, uncovering fresh clues about…
Scientists explored the edge of the solar system and found a strange bright structure no one had seen before, opening a new mystery close to home
Astronomers have spotted an enormous molecular hydrogen cloud surprisingly close to the solar system, and it was hiding…
New Model Finds the Lower Size Limit for Habitable Exoplanets
The search for Earth 2.0 has begun in earnest. But there’s a huge variety of exoplanets out there,…
Grapefruit-Sized Quantum Sensor Mapped Earth’s Magnetic Field From Space
Insider Brief A student-built quantum sensor using nitrogen-vacancy diamonds successfully measured Earth’s magnetic field aboard the International Space…
A massive test of gravity just confirmed Einstein’s and Newton’s theory
Gravity is frequently pictured as the invisible hand that pulls an apple to the ground. But to astronomers,…
How N.S. municipalities are preparing for drought and dry wells
As summer draws closer, some Nova Scotia municipalities are preparing for dry wells and drought conditions, which are…
Webb Space Telescope Reveals Rare Planet Pair That Shouldn’t Exist
The planetary odd couple of a mini-Neptune and hot Jupiter probably formed out beyond its star’s “frostline,” in…
In a bustling world, forest bathers trade to-do lists for the stillness of nature
When artist Amos Marsters thinks about his happy place, the spot he feels most at peace, his mind…