NASA Recorded Lightning Crackling on Mars For The First Time : ScienceAlert
A lonely rover toiling among the sands of Mars has now answered an age-old question: If lightning crackles…
Learning quantum states of continuous-variable systems
Trace distance The trace distance between two quantum states ρ1 and ρ2 is defined as $${d}_{{\rm{tr}}}(\;{\rho }_{1},{\rho }_{2}):=\frac{1}{2}\|{\rho…
YouTuber Drops Camera into Ocean and Captures Never-Before-Seen Deep-Sea Species
In the vast depths of the ocean, mysteries lurk that have yet to be uncovered. YouTuber Barny Dillarstone…
2025 Ozone Hole Marks 5th Smallest Since 1992, NASA and NOAA Announce
The ozone hole over Antarctica in 2025 is showing signs of positive change, ranking as the fifth smallest…
Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale…
‘We’ve even got some lobster’: Thanksgiving dinner on the International Space Station will be out of this world for astronauts (video)
NASA astronauts on the International Space Station are planning to have Thanksgiving dinner with some newly arrived guests,…
Multi-qubit nanoscale sensing with entanglement as a resource
Rovny, J. et al. Nanoscale diamond quantum sensors for many-body physics. Nat. Rev. Phys. 6, 753–768 (2024). Article …
Giant Amazon river turtle hatchlings seen in key Brazilian reserve
TAPAUA, Brazil — Environmental agents from Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute released giant Amazon River turtle hatchlings into the…
Butterfly Nebula photo: Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand…
New house pet? Raccoons in cities may be domesticating themselves – WFTV
ORLANDO, Fla. — Scientists are observing a potential trend in which raccoons in urban areas are beginning to…
South Korea’s largest satellite launched on Nuri rocket
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea launched its largest satellite yet on its nationally developed space rocket…
Photos, snowy owls visit Chicago lakefront
Over the weekend, hundreds of curious Chicagoans ventured to Lake Michigan beachfronts to witness a birding marvel: the early…