“With sex sessions lasting up to 14 hours, it’s quite a way to bow out” – discover 11 animals that die during or after sex
‘Le Petit Mort’ or ‘the little death’ is the euphamistic term for orgasm. But for some animals, sex…
Hubble Spies Stellar Blast Setting Clouds Ablaze
Explore HubbleHubble HomeOverview Impact & Benefits Science Observatory Team Multimedia News More Jets of ionized gas streak across…
California storms have suddenly shut off. When will rain return?
This weekend feels different across the Bay Area. Clouds are in short order and the air is notably…
Astronomers baffled by ‘mysterious disruptor’ with a mass of 1 million suns and a black hole for a heart
A completely dark and mysterious body with the mass of 1 million suns and a possible black hole…
Ancient “dead galaxy” starved by its supermassive black hole
University of Cambridge astronomers have identified one of the earliest known dead galaxies, shedding new light on how…
A 33-Second Time-Lapse From the ISS Captured a Sudden Aurora That Stopped Astronauts Mid-Mission
High above the planet, a green and red shimmer traced the Earth’s horizon. Captured from the International Space…
Satellite sees 40-year-old iceberg melt, turn blue photo of the day for January 12, 2025
A colossal Antarctic iceberg that first broke free in the 1980s is now soaking up the summer warmth,…
Mesmerizing Video Shows ‘Beautiful’ Aurora From Space Station
A dazzling aurora was captured by an astronaut from the International Space Station on January 11. Astronaut Kimiya…
Robotic float reveals hidden ocean conditions beneath East Antarctic ice shelves
A robotic ocean float has collected the first-ever continuous measurements from beneath floating ice shelves in East Antarctica,…
“We’re too close to the debris”: How SpaceX rockets put passenger planes at risk
When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s…
Restoring protein production in motor neuron axons
Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have identified a molecular process that allows motor neurons to maintain protein…
China files ITU paperwork for megaconstellations totaling nearly 200,000 satellites
HELSINKI — China has submitted two filings for huge non-geostationary satellite networks to the International Telecommunication Union, indicating…