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10-Billion-Year-Old View of Mysterious Glowing ‘Einstein Ring’ Reveals Rare Discovery, Challenging Current Theories

Micah Hanks·July 18, 2024

Astronomers have observed a hyper-luminous infrared galaxy (HyLIRG) displaying a highly organized rotation, which is revealed in new observations as it would have appeared close to 10 billion years ago.

Titan’s Liquid Landscapes Decoded in New Findings from Cassini-Huygens

Ryan Whalen·July 18, 2024

The latest data analysis from the Cassini-Huygens space probe has further illuminated the mysterious seas of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. 

Study Finds Mindfulness Training May Induce Altered States of Consciousness

Chrissy Newton·July 18, 2024

A recent study by researchers from the University of Cambridge found that mindfulness training can lead to participants experiencing “disembodiment and unity" and altered states of consciousness.

Webb Telescope’s Atmospheric Findings on Exoplanet WASP-39 b Reveal Night and Day on an Alien World

Ryan Whalen·July 17, 2024

For the first time, "morning" and "evening" side atmospherics have been measured on a tidally locked exoplanet 700 light years away.

Good News, Nerds! Playing Dungeons and Dragons is Probably Good for You

Christopher Plain·July 17, 2024

A new study has found that playing the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons can improve your overall mental health.

“The Future is Going to Be Weird.” Elon Musk Predicts Brain Chips Will Eventually Replace Phones

Chrissy Newton·July 17, 2024

If you trust Elon Musk, founder of the brain implant company Neuralink, the future is going to be pretty weird.

Newly Discovered Exoplanet Baffles Astronomers, Who Call it “Wacky” and “Eccentric”

MJ Banias·July 16, 2024

Astronomers have found an eccentric exoplanet, making it quite “wacky” compared to other exoplanets that have been found.

Advanced Propulsion Researchers from GE Aerospace Successfully Test Cutting-Edge Dual-Mode Hypersonic Ramjet

Christopher Plain·July 16, 2024

Researchers from GE Aerospace have announced their first-ever successful test of a dual mode hypersonic ramjet engine.

Could Pulsars Be Used to Identify Dark Matter?

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 16, 2024

Physicists are trying to use pulsars, a sort of “ticking” neutron star, to detect unknown mass concentrations that could be dark matter.

NASA Radar Data Confirms Existence of Subsurface “Tunnel” Near Famous Apollo-Era Lunar Landing Site

Micah Hanks·July 15, 2024

Scientists have confirmed the existence of a subsurface tunnel-like feature near the landing site of the first crewed mission to the Moon.

Bizarre Tachyons That May Be Able to Send Data Back in Time Could be Reconciled with Special Relativity

Micah Hanks·July 15, 2024

New insights into mysterious tachyons could help shed light on questions involving our understanding of the quantum world.

‘Time Traveling’ Quantum Sensor Breakthrough Allows Scientists to Gather Data from the Past

Micah Hanks·July 13, 2024

A breakthrough that leverages "spooky action at a distance" could lead to practical time-traveling quantum sensors.

4.2 Billion Years Ago, Our Last Universal Common Ancestor Was in an “Arms Race” Against Life’s Greatest Adversary: The Virus

MJ Banias·July 13, 2024

Scientists have traced the origins of life back 4.2 billion years, and how our earliest ancestor fought life’s greatest enemy, the virus.

CERN Physicists Report First Direct Detection of Electron Neutrinos in Groundbreaking Experiment

Micah Hanks·July 12, 2024

Electron neutrinos have been experimentally observed for the first time during recent experiments by physicists at CERN.

New Spacesuit Inspired by ‘Dune’ Allows Astronauts To Convert Urine into Drinking Water

Tim McMillan·July 12, 2024

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a new spacesuit that allows astronauts to convert urine into drinking water.

NASA’s CURIE Mission Launches to Investigate Mysterious Radio Waves from the Sun

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 12, 2024

NASA has launched the CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment, or CURIE, to investigate the mysterious origins of radio waves from the Sun.

Mysterious “Dark Comets” May Hold Clues to Origins of Earth’s Water, New Study Reveals

Tim McMillan·July 11, 2024

A new study suggests that mysterious asteroids known as "dark comets" likely contain ice and could explain Earth's water origins.

With Concerns Over Space Warfare on the Rise, Existing International Law May Be the Answer

Ryan Whalen·July 11, 2024

A new analysis says attacks on satellites and similar acts of space warfare may fall under existing international agreements.

Breakthrough in Robotics: New Actuator Mimics Human Muscle Allowing For Safer, More Flexible Robots

Tim McMillan·July 11, 2024

Engineers develop breakthrough actuator that mimics human muscle, allowing for the advancement of softer, safer robots.

Future Moon Bases Could be Built Using This Game-Changing Technology Derived from Off-Planet Material

Micah Hanks·July 10, 2024

Scientists have proposed a novel method of allocating materials for the future construction of Moon bases using resources already present on the lunar surface.

Air Force-Funded Ursa Major Successfully Test Fires “Draper” Engine Built to Power Spacecraft of the Future

Christopher Plain·July 10, 2024

Ursa Major has announced the first successful test firing of its Draper engine, which will power both hypersonic and in-space flight.

Webb Telescope Reveals “Best Habitable Zone Exoplanet Currently Known,” and It Could Be Home to Alien Life

Micah Hanks·July 9, 2024

The James Webb Space Telescope has helped identify “one of the most promising habitable zone exoplanet candidates” ever discovered.

New Study Illuminates Brain’s Response to Emotionally-Charged Stimuli, Highlighting Evolutionary Survival Mechanisms

Tim McMillan·July 9, 2024

New research reveals how the human brain processes emotionally charged situations more effectively than AI machine learning.

Lithium Batteries Could Soon Be Greener, Thanks to This Game-Changing New Process

Ryan Whalen·July 9, 2024

A new process may soon make lithium batteries, which can hold twice or more the charge of current lithium-ion batteries, more environmentally sound.

Clues to Exoplanet Formation Unveiled in Smelly New Astronomical Discovery

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 9, 2024

A multi-university team of researchers has recently identified a crucial compound in the atmosphere of exoplanet HD 189733 b.

James Webb Space Telescope is Revealing Surprising Secrets About a Massive and Extremely Remote Space Object

Micah Hanks·July 8, 2024

The James Webb Space Telescope is obtaining significant new insights into the early universe with detailed new imagery of the quasar PJ308–21.

Mysterious ‘Scars’ of Mars Unveiled in Images of Massive Feature Captured by Mars Express Spacecraft

Micah Hanks·July 8, 2024

Striking new images obtained by the Mars Express spacecraft have revealed a massive scar on the surface of Mars.

NASA’s GOLD Satellite Discovers Mysterious Plasma Structures in the Earth’s Atmosphere

Tim McMillan·July 8, 2024

NASA's GOLD satellite has stumbled onto bizarre X-and C-shaped plasma structures in the Earth's atmosphere, leaving scientists stumped.

NASA Tracked Two Near-Earth Objects During Their Recent Close Approaches. One Wasn’t Traveling Alone.

Micah Hanks·July 6, 2024

New images reveal stunning images of a pair of near-Earth objects recently tracked by NASA. But that's not all they found.

Sci-fi ‘Spaceship’ Observatory in Cyprus May Look Like a “Villainous Lair,” But It’s Attracting Stargazers Worldwide

Chrissy Newton·July 6, 2024

The new spaceship-inspired Troodos Observatory in Cyprus looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie.

Yes, the George Carlin AI-Generated Comedy Special Was Fake. But AI Can Still Be Funnier Than Humans.

Tim McMillan·July 5, 2024

Research finds that AI-generated jokes are as funny, if not funnier, than human ones, challenging beliefs AI and emotion.

China Aims to Set New World Standards for Brain-Machine Interfaces, Echoing Elon Musk’s Neuralink

Chrissy Newton·July 5, 2024

China announced its efforts to develop standards for brain-computer implants (BCI) akin to Elon Musk's Neuralink.

Authorities Baffled After Legendary Sword in Stone Mysteriously Vanishes from Seemingly Inaccessible Location

Micah Hanks·July 4, 2024

The Durandal sword, a famous weapon protruding from stone and a cherished artifact of Rocamadour in southern France, has mysteriously vanished, according to recent reports.

Scientists Devise a New Strategy for Solving the Mystery of Dark Matter: They Want to Trap It

Micah Hanks·July 3, 2024

Scientists have proposed a novel method of potentially detecting dark matter: by using a 3D-printed vacuum system to “trap” it with ultra-cold lithium atoms.

Strange Swirling Structures on the Moon Could Point to Unseen Activity Beneath the Lunar Surface

Micah Hanks·July 3, 2024

New research is closing in on what causes mysterious lunar swirls, pointing to unexplored phenomena occurring beneath the Moon's surface.

Time Crystals Could be the Circuit Boards of Future Quantum Computers

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 3, 2024

Researchers say that time crystals could one day become a core component in the construction of quantum computers.

Researchers Achieve High Vacuum Levitation of Silica Nanoparticle, Paving the Way for Future Levitation Technologies

Tim McMillan·July 2, 2024

Researchers achieved high-vacuum levitation of a silica nanoparticle on a photonic-electric chip, revolutionizing nanotechnology.

NASA Officially Confirms Mysterious Object Recovered in NC Mountains is SpaceX Debris

Micah Hanks·July 2, 2024

NASA has officially confirmed that a mysterious object found on a remote North Carolina trail is SpaceX debris that once belonged to one of the American spacecraft company's Dragon capsules.

Yes, Sea Dragons are Real… and Right Now Several of Them Are Hatching

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 2, 2024

While “sea dragons” may sound like mythical and monstrous oceanic creatures, real seadragons are less mysterious but equally fascinating.

Game-Changing CERN Experiments Offer Physicists Unprecedented New Insights into the Universe’s Mysteries

Micah Hanks·July 1, 2024

Groundbreaking new advancements at CERN are revealing deeper insights into the fundamental nature of our universe.

Scientists Develop Breakthrough “DNA Origami” Nanobots That Can Precisely Target and Kill Cancer Cells

Tim McMillan·July 1, 2024

Scientists have developed DNA origami nanorobots that precisely target and destroy cancer cells in mice, sparing healthy cells.

Scientists Discover Stress-Tolerant Moss That Could One Day Be a Crop on Mars

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 1, 2024

Scientists have identified a plant that could be a crop on Mars thanks to its ability to withstand harsh environments.

Scientists Uncover New Clues To Why the U.S. is the Tornado Capital of the World

Tim McMillan·June 29, 2024

New research relying on computer modeling helps answer the question of why the U.S. is the tornado capital of the world.

Secrets of 2000-Year-Old Analog Computer Revealed with Help from Gravitational Wave Technology

Micah Hanks·June 28, 2024

New insights into function of the famous Antikythera mechanism have been made with help from technology developed for the study of gravitational waves.

Physicists Are Closing In on The Elusive “Chameleon Particle” and Discovering the Mysterious Nature of Dark Energy

Tim McMillan·June 28, 2024

Physicists are now able to detect gravitational anomalies at unprecedented precision in the hunt for the elusive "Chameleon particle."

“Sportswashing” Remains a Prevalent and Highly Effective Way To Hide Dark Realities, Research Shows

Tim McMillan·June 27, 2024

How sportswashing manipulates global perception, from Nazi Germany's 1936 Olympics to modern regimes, masking controversies through sports.

Discovery in NASA’s OSIRIS REx Mission Samples Point to Asteroid Bennu’s Surprising Origins

Micah Hanks·June 27, 2024

Asteroid samples retrieved by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission have revealed the presence of components hinting at the origins of life on Earth.

Futurist Predicts Humans Will Soon Live 1,000 Years, Thanks to Nanobots and AI

Tim McMillan·June 26, 2024

Futurist Raymond Kurzweil predicts humans may soon live up to 1,000 years by merging biotechnology, AI, and nanobots.

A New Low-Noise Laser System Could Further Advance LiDAR Technology

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·June 26, 2024

Scientists have developed a smaller and quieter laser that could potentially advance LiDAR capabilities and other technologies.

Was Pi Just Hacked? String Theory Scientists ‘Stumble Upon’ Whole New Way to Represent Famously Irrational Number

Christopher Plain·June 26, 2024

String Theory scientists say they have "hacked" Pi, resulting in a whole new way to represent the famously irrational number.