A giant planet was hiding in plain sight in one of astronomy’s most-studied star systems
For more than three decades, one particular star has been watched more closely than almost any other star…
Man Sings to Sea Lion, and His Tender Reaction Is Melting Hearts
A man gave a special performance for a sea lion at a conservation center, and the sea lion’s…
‘1 more step’: NASA astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk to prep ISS for solar array upgrade
Two NASA astronauts installed the seventh and final set of mounting hardware for new sets of solar arrays…
Quantum Physics and the Mystery of God’s Creation| National Catholic Register
LONDON — Quantum physics, or quantum mechanics, is rapidly emerging not just as a means to develop new…
UK sees ‘really unusual’ rise in hummingbird hawk-moth sightings this summer
Play Brightcove video There were only eight recorded sightings of hummingbird hawk-moths in the UK in 2021, but…
The asteroid belt looks dense in every diagram ever printed in a textbook, but every spacecraft sent through it since 1972 has crossed without hitting a single asteroid — because the real belt is 99.9% empty space, spread across a region larger than Earth’s entire orbit
The asteroid belt is not an obstacle course. It is a broad population of objects following separate orbits…
A global atlas of soil microbial genetic resources exposes protection shortfalls
State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China…
See How SpaceX Imagines Its Massive Terafab Chip Factory Will Look
Elon Musk is calling it the “most valuable building on Earth by far.” SpaceX on Thursday released several…
Scientists Expose Hidden Quantum Identity of a Superconductor
Artistic Illustration of a Superconductor’s Hidden Identity: Two Superconducting States Disguised as One. Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem…
Readers’ wildlife photos – Why Evolution Is True
We have only a few batches left, and I am baffled about why few submissions are coming in.…
Ambitious fix extends Voyager 2’s mission and could help its twin
An ambitious effort to boost an aging probe on its journey through the uncharted territory of interstellar space…
DC drought designation lifted after recent soaking rains
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows encouraging progress: DC and much of the Interstate 95 corridor are no…