Astronomers Uncover “Hypersoft” X-ray Sources
X-rays showcase some of the most unique astronomical objects in the universe. Neutron stars and black holes siphoning…
Millions of dollars in funding but still no plan: can Quebec save its caribou from extinction? | Wildlife
The caribou of Quebec are at breaking point. The province, home to 15% of Canada’s population of woodland…
Geologists Are Hunting for Camouflaged ‘Rock Glaciers’ Vital to Global Freshwater Supplies
The average person’s idea of how climate change might someday plunge the world into a series of post-apocalyptic,…
Orlando Sentinel 150: Monday Memory of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s piggyback final flight from Florida – Orlando Sentinel
Fourteen years ago, Space Shuttle Endeavour left Kennedy Space Center on its way to its new home at…
How black holes can fuel star formation instead of shutting it down
Black holes can suppress star formation, but nine nearby galaxies reveal how their outflows could also help trigger…
What kills Schrödinger’s cat? Gravity may not be the answer
At some point between the tiny world of particles and atoms and the much larger world we experience…
El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August | Environment
The planet’s atmosphere held more water vapour in August than any other month on record, further increasing the…
Bright centres of galaxies powered by black holes devouring space – and they’re the nearly as old as the Universe itself
Scientists have found 31 of the most ancient quasars ever recorded, including two dating back to when the…
Weirdest interstellar comets to visit our solar system and the alien theories they fuelled
In a 2021 paper, Loeb had stated that ‘Oumuamua had “half a dozen anomalies relative to comets or…
The Independent Climate 100 List 2026
When record breaking weather becomes our new normal, the detrimental effect the climate crisis is having on the…
Starwatch: Autumnal equinox in northern hemisphere, spring in the south | Astronomy
The September or autumnal equinox takes place this week. It marks the astronomical beginning of autumn in the…
Scientists tracked 21 oilbirds in Venezuela, and five disappeared from their cave for up to 73 days to stay closer to food |
PC: Alastair Rae/ Wikipedia Oilbirds spend their nights flying through tropical forests in search of fruit, but some…