The Collaboration that Brought you the First Image of a Black Hole Just Released Photos of its Massive Jet
In 2019, the international collaboration known as the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) made history by producing the first-ever…
Russia’s renowned polar geological company is closing its doors
The Polar Marine Geosurvey Expedition (PMGE) is shutting down after more than 60 years of geological surveys in…
Space hamburgers and jellyfish galaxies: AI identifies a thousand anomalies yet unexplained by science
Something in Hubble’s attic won’t fit in the boxes we made for the universe. When an algorithm says…
“It can make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up”
If you hear whooper swans calling to each other on a lake, they might well remind you of…
Stop binning cardboard because it has clever garden use
A professional gardener has shared an alternative use for spare cardboard (stock image) (Image: Getty) A gardener has…
Elon Musk on his ‘hiring problem’ at SpaceX: Hard to get engineers with families to …
SpaceX faces a significant hurdle in attracting engineers and technicians to its Starbase facility in South Texas due…
More beavers released but critics say it’s too dam slow to rewild England
On a soggy February morning at Knepp estate in West Sussex it is hard to avoid signs of…
Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate
Giant icebergs have been breaking off the edge of Pine Island ice shelf NASA/Brooke Medley A large and…
Something Mysteriously Powerful Slammed Into Earth in 2023. Scientists Now Have a Theory
In astrophysics, extreme events may call for extreme interpretations. Sometimes, that means weighing every possible option for what…
I Think Raccoons Are Filthy Animals. So Why Is My Husband Luring One Into Our Yard Every Night?
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care…
Solar Set to Surpass Coal in China, But There’s a Catch
China’s solar generating capacity is poised to exceed coal for the time this year, the China Electricity Council…
James Webb Space Telescope finds precursors to ‘building blocks of life’ in nearby galaxy
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered a wealth of molecules that could serve as…