Scientists Believe They’ve Witnessed ‘Planetary Suicide’ for the First Time
New data from the James Webb Space Telescope suggests a planet in a faraway solar system was consumed by a star by hurling itself into it.
Scientists Think They’ve Found the Region of the Brain That Regulates Conscious Perception
A new experiment suggests that the thalamus plays a key role in humans becoming consciously aware of stimuli their brain receives.
Scientists Find Promising Indication of Extraterrestrial Life—124 Light-Years Away
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope confirmed the planet K2-18b has traces of dimethyl sulfide, a potential biosignature of marine microorganisms.
The Wild Plan to Terraform Mars by Slamming Asteroids Into It
If future Mars colonizers want to survive without pressure suits, they’ll need to generate a denser atmosphere. One way to achieve this could be to bombard the Red Planet with water-rich asteroids.
How to See the Total Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon This Month
On March 14, skywatchers in the Americas will be able to see the first of 2025’s two total lunar eclipses.
Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud—something that has never been detected in a smaller galaxy.
The Lunar Economy Is Coming
The launch of the Blue Ghost module, scheduled to land on the moon early next month, is a key step in creating an Earth–moon supply chain.
A ‘Teleportation’ Breakthrough for Quantum Computing Is Here
A team at the University of Oxford succeeded in getting two quantum processors to connect to each other and work together with particle entanglement.
Which Countries and Regions Might Be Impacted by Asteroid 2024 YR4?
There is a 2 percent chance that seven years from now, “the city destroyer” will hit Earth with the force of an 8-megaton nuclear weapon. Here are its possible impact points.