Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy continues to deliver some of the most spectacular photographs of stellar objects we’ve ever seen. McCarthy, who goes by @cosmic_background on Instagram, …
Black holes are terrifying stellar objects. Not only do they feed off the energy of stars, but there is just so much we don’t know …
Thunderstorms can be great. Not only do they bring much-needed rain, but if they aren’t too severe, they can also be very relaxing. However, there …
Jupiter is a beautiful planet, and one of the most eye-catching that you’ll find within our solar system. The gas giant just has a lot …
Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur fossil that looks like an armored T-Rex. The new fossils were discovered in the Candeleros Formation in Argentina. Scientists …
NASA released the first images from the James Webb space telescope in July and the spacecraft hasn’t stopped yet. On top of official image releases, …
NASA’s Artemis I mission hasn’t even taken off, and the space agency is already planning where it wants to land humans in the future. Today, …
The International Space Station has an incredible view of our planet. In fact, the view is so good that you can even see when solar …
If you’ve wondered how dolphins eat, you aren’t alone. This month, a new study published in PLOS aims to figure out just that. And to …
Chinese scientists discovered a primitive forest in a giant sinkhole in May this year. The sinkhole is 630 feet deep, and a team of spelunkers …
Startups come in all shapes and sizes. But when your business model seeks to replace one of the most simple, ubiquitous products on the planet …
You probably don’t think twice about chewing, but scientists now say the evolution of chewing could have played a major role in how humans evolved …
The asteroid Ryugu is located roughly 300 million kilometers from Earth. It completes an orbit around the Sun every 16 months, and many believe an …
Breathing is one of the most basic functions of the human body. It’s so basic that our bodies often do it without us even having …
The universe is always expanding. Scientists have believed that for decades. However, determining the universe’s expansion rate has been difficult for scientists. We may have …
The James Webb space telescope continues to dazzle. After releasing the telescope’s first images in July, NASA and the other agencies behind the new telescope …
We’ve all been there. You make sure to go to bed early enough to get your seven to eight hours, but you still feel tired …
Two coronal mass ejections erupted from the Sun on August 14 and August 15. This, space weather experts have warned, could lead to increased geomagnetic …
When you think of poisonous animals, you most likely think of spiders, snakes, deadly frogs, and other creatures like that first. But what you might …
A new anti-aging project is gaining ground and could eventually help dogs live longer. The Dog Aging Project is a somewhat new and ambitious research …
Genetic blindness can result from a myriad of problems, including problems with the tissue that lines the inside of the eyeball. For three decades now, …
The Tasmanian tiger once roamed the Australian mainland, Tasmania, and New Guinea. It first appeared around 4 million years ago and was one of the …
Ongoing climate change issues and increases in global temperatures will lead to the emergence of an “extreme heat belt” by 2053, a study says. The …
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has announced a new competition called NameExoWorlds 2022. The competition is aimed at helping astronomers come up with names for …
In 1999, a Danish physicist named Lene Hau did the unthinkable. She slowed the speed of light. It was a remarkable move that completely changed …
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy, who goes by cosmic_background on Instagram, captured an unreal photo of Saturn over the weekend. McCarthy says he captured the image from …
Hubble has captured a new photo of the Orion Nebula, and it is absolutely breathtaking. The photo is mostly centered around a celestial cloudscape in …
Using brain scans of over 3,000 people with left-handedness and scans of almost 30,000 right-handed people, researchers determined the differences between right and left-handed brains. …
A group of scientists recently trapped a massive isopod in the deep sea off the coast of Mexico. These isopods became famous during observations in …
Eons ago, when the Earth was still barely formed, scientists believe a fiery eruption or collision sent a massive spray of debris out into space. …
