In 2019, astronomers observed the nearest example to date of a star that was shredded, or "spaghettified," after approaching too close to a massive black hole. That tidal disruption of a sun-like st… [+7201 chars]
Enlarge/ A Great White shark swims off the coast of South Africa. The new NatGeo documentary Camo Sharks explores whether these apex predators of the deep are capable of changing color to better snea… [+3653 chars]
Interest in the Moon has been reignited recently, and Japan is looking to get in on the fun. Researchers and engineers from Kyoto University and the Kajima Corporation have released their joint propo… [+2561 chars]
ByJennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJuly 11, 2022 Long predicted but never observed, fluid-like electron whirlpools could be leveraged for next-gen low-power electronics. Credit: Ch… [+3469 chars]
That set us back months about 10 months just that one thing, Mr. Robinson said. The launch date was pushed to March 2021, and the price tag rose by another $800 million. The incident seemed like a r… [+1366 chars]
Engineers in China have successfully deployed an ultra-thin sail attached to a rocket part to expedite its departure from low Earth orbit and reduce the amount of space junk aimlessly floating above … [+2521 chars]
While most of the science world is thrilled over the highest-ever resolution images that are about to be released by the newly-aligned James Webb Space Telescope, one fictitious horror story making t… [+2266 chars]
That set us back months about 10 months just that one thing, Mr. Robinson said. The launch date was pushed to March 2021, and the price tag rose by another $800 million. The incident seemed like a r… [+1366 chars]
The first ever exoplanets were discovered 30 years ago around a rapidly rotating star, called a pulsar. Now, astronomers have revealed that these planets may be incredibly rare. The new work will be … [+3405 chars]
Tiny changes in a single star's path could destabilize the solar system, causing the system to collapse. BIDEN TO UNVEIL JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE'S FIRST PHOTO AT WHITE HOUSE If a star gets too … [+1797 chars]
Save money this Amazon Prime Day on a Celestron 114LCM computerized Newtonian telescope normally worth $439.95 now listed as just $364 on Amazon (opens in new tab) with a big saving of $75.95. That's… [+2839 chars]
A next-generation dark matter detector has started operations, already delivering its first results, which show it to be the most sensitive machine of this type on Earth. The machine could help unl… [+4074 chars]
