Supermassive Black Holes May Enhance Star Formation
The black holes at the hearts of galaxies get the credit and/or blame for a lot of things…
Astronomers Detect Radio Signal from Beta Pictoris b
For the first time, astronomers have directly detected radio emission from a planet beyond our Solar System. This…
Why do some chimpanzee mothers carry their dead infants for months?
In 2003, in the deep forests of Bossou in Guinea, a chimpanzee mother did something that reshaped how…
More plastic, less glow? Pollution threatens deep sea’s bioluminescent life, experts warn
Plastic pollution could disrupt the bioluminescent light produced by deep-sea organisms, researchers warn in a letter…
“In moments like this, I feel nothing but gratitude for being in the right place at the right time,” says astrophotographer on award-winning aurora picture taken on a trip to Iceland
Many astrophotographers capture images of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis), but snapping the awe-inspiring frames of the solar…
C12 and Thales Develop QuantumTrack for Real-Time Radar Tracking
Insider Brief C12 and Thales have developed QuantumTrack, a hybrid quantum-classical approach for real-time multi-target radar tracking that…
Scientists in Thailand hid fruits in an opaque box; 16 Asian elephants learned to navigate it for rewards and followed it along
Asian elephants can abandon a familiar way of reaching food when it stops working, as per a new…
The Sky Today on Tuesday, September 29: Ganymede transits Jupiter
Back to Article List The gas giant’s largest moon spends more than three hours crossing the jovian disk,…
One of Canada’s worst invasive species may have arrived naturally
Most invasive species are introduced into the areas where they become damaging. That’s part of why they tend…
Fire Cloud with a Pileus on Top
In summer 2026, scientists took to the air to intercept and study the towering, smoke-infused clouds that wildland…
One Giant Leap: Researchers Demonstrate Programmable Quantum Photonic Processor in Orbit
Insider Brief Researchers operated a programmable quantum photonic processor in orbit, demonstrating two-photon interference as an early step…
Earth’s day isn’t exactly 24 hours. The reason may lie deep inside the planet
Most of us think of a day as a fixed 24 hours. In reality, Earth’s rotation is not…