Mesmerizing new James Webb telescope photo shows a strange spiral galaxy
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, …
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NASA reveals possible landing zones for first manned Moon mission since Apollo
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, …
Solar storm captured in spellbinding photos taken from the ISS
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 …
Scientists stuck cameras on dolphins and captured never-before-seen footage
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 …
Scientists uncovered an entire forest hidden inside a sinkhole in China
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 …
Crazy Ooho edible water spheres didn’t pan out, so the company pivoted
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 …
New study says chewing may have played a vital role in human evolution
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 …
Dust found on the asteroid Ryugu is older than our solar system
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 …
Stanford neuroscientist reveals a simple way to stop stress
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 …
Colliding black holes may reveal one of the universe’s best-kept secrets
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 …
Behold James Webb Telescope’s largest and most dazzling image yet
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 …
Stop waking up tired: 8 reasons why you’re exhausted, and expert tips on how to fix them
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 …
Auroras may reach as far south as New York due to massive solar bursts
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 …
This is the first and only poisonous bird that has ever been discovered
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 …
New anti-aging project might help dogs live longer
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 …
Astonishing new stem-cell therapy may let blind people see
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, …
A genetics company is now trying to revive the extinct Tasmanian tiger
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 …
Scientists warn these US states will soon have heat indices above 125 degrees
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 …
You can help name a planet – here’s how
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 …
This physicist actually slowed down the speed of light
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 captures unreal photo of Saturn during its closest approach to Earth
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 …
New Hubble photo of Orion Nebula is stunning and hypnotic
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 …
Brain scans may finally reveal why some people are left-handed
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. …
Creepy 1.5-foot ‘sea bugs’ were just discovered and they’re pure nightmare fuel
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 …
New study says an explosion of debris from Earth may have given birth to the Moon
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. …
Surprise solar storm leaves stunning glowing lights in the sky that have scientists baffled
Late on the night of August 7, a surprise solar storm slammed into the Earth’s magnetic field. The clash of the storm against our planet’s …
Ground-breaking procedure revived all the organs in a dead body
A group of researchers have published a new paper detailing a ground-breaking procedure that can revive dead organs. The researchers previously saw success reviving a …
Fate of the Milky Way shown in new image of 2 galaxies merging violently
NASA’s James Webb space telescope might be leading headlines, but other observations are still happening without the new spacecraft’s help. One such extraordinary observation was …
Mesmerizing video shows 50-mile-long lightning bolt shooting into space
Researchers recently conducted a detailed study of a gigantic jet of lightning that rose 50 miles into space back in 2018. On top of being …
New exoplanet discovery may challenge everything we know about planetary formation
Astronomers may have discovered the youngest exoplanet ever detected. They detected the world in question around the adolescent star AS 209 using the Atacama Large …
