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JWST And Keck Spot Clouds And Even A Sea on Saturn’s Titan

The left image, taken through a 2.12-micron filter, shows clouds and lower atmospheric haze. The right image is a color composite using four filters. Kraken Mare is thought to be a methane sea; Belet is composed of dark-colored sand dunes; Adiri is a bright feature

JWST And Keck Spot Clouds And Even A Sea on Saturn’s Titan

The left image, taken through a 2.12-micron filter, shows clouds and lower atmospheric haze. The right image is a color composite using four filters. Kraken Mare is thought to be a methane sea; Belet is composed of dark-colored sand dunes; Adiri is a bright feature

JWST And Keck Spot Clouds And Even A Sea on Saturn’s Titan

The two telescopes together provided the best views of the moon in years.

Dec 2 2022

How The Search For Amelia Earhart Could Help Trace Microplastic Pollution

Amelia Earhart sitting in the cockpit of her plane

How The Search For Amelia Earhart Could Help Trace Microplastic Pollution

Dec 1 2022

Dino-Killer Scale Asteroid Impact Might Have Caused Martian Megatsunami

Fiery asteroid hitting Mars

Dino-Killer Scale Asteroid Impact Might Have Caused Martian Megatsunami

Dec 1 2022

Latest Space and Physics Stories

Final JWST "Pillars Of Creation" Image Is Too Beautiful For Words

Pillars of Creation by JWST

Final JWST "Pillars Of Creation" Image Is Too Beautiful For Words

Pillars of Creation by JWST

Final JWST "Pillars Of Creation" Image Is Too Beautiful For Words

Dec 1 2022

A Wormhole Has Been Simulated With A Quantum Computer

A grid like visualization of a deep hole is seen in the picture. A black particle is about the enter the hole.

A Wormhole Has Been Simulated With A Quantum Computer

A grid like visualization of a deep hole is seen in the picture. A black particle is about the enter the hole.

A Wormhole Has Been Simulated With A Quantum Computer

Nov 30 2022

Super Rare Black Hole Event Sees Incredibly Bright Jet Shooting Right At Earth

This artist’s impression illustrates how it might look when a star approaches too close to a black hole, where the star is squeezed by the intense gravitational pull of the black hole. Some of the star’s material gets pulled in and swirls around the black hole forming the disc that can be seen in this image. In rare cases, such as this one, jets of matter and radiation are shot out from the poles of the black hole

Super Rare Black Hole Event Sees Incredibly Bright Jet Shooting Right At Earth

This artist’s impression illustrates how it might look when a star approaches too close to a black hole, where the star is squeezed by the intense gravitational pull of the black hole. Some of the star’s material gets pulled in and swirls around the black hole forming the disc that can be seen in this image. In rare cases, such as this one, jets of matter and radiation are shot out from the poles of the black hole

Super Rare Black Hole Event Sees Incredibly Bright Jet Shooting Right At Earth

Nov 30 2022

Orion’s New Views Of The Moon And Earth Are Breathtaking

A partially shadowed moon with regions in the far sides and regions in the near side visible.

Orion’s New Views Of The Moon And Earth Are Breathtaking

A partially shadowed moon with regions in the far sides and regions in the near side visible.

Space and Physics

Orion’s New Views Of The Moon And Earth Are Breathtaking

Nov 29 2022

Huge 15-Tonne Meteorite Contains Two Minerals Never Seen Before In Nature

The El Ali meteorite contains at least two minerals never before seen in nature

Huge 15-Tonne Meteorite Contains Two Minerals Never Seen Before In Nature

The El Ali meteorite contains at least two minerals never before seen in nature

Huge 15-Tonne Meteorite Contains Two Minerals Never Seen Before In Nature

Nov 29 2022

Orion Beats Apollo For Record-Breaking Distance From Earth

the spacecraft is in the foreground with the nasa logos clearly visible. The Moon and the Earth appear next to each other in the top right corner hald in shade.

Orion Beats Apollo For Record-Breaking Distance From Earth

the spacecraft is in the foreground with the nasa logos clearly visible. The Moon and the Earth appear next to each other in the top right corner hald in shade.

Orion Beats Apollo For Record-Breaking Distance From Earth

Nov 29 2022

New Insight Into First Ever Galaxies Comes From Surprising Lack Of Observations

An image of the night sky with the edge of a dark forest at the bottom of the picture

New Insight Into First Ever Galaxies Comes From Surprising Lack Of Observations

An image of the night sky with the edge of a dark forest at the bottom of the picture

New Insight Into First Ever Galaxies Comes From Surprising Lack Of Observations

Nov 28 2022

There Are Zombie Satellites Swirling Above Your Head

An artist impression of a satellite over the Earth, and the solar panels show the image of a zombie

There Are Zombie Satellites Swirling Above Your Head

An artist impression of a satellite over the Earth, and the solar panels show the image of a zombie

Space and Physics

There Are Zombie Satellites Swirling Above Your Head

Nov 28 2022

X-Ray Polarization Reveals Why Black Holes Create Such Bright Jets

Black hole blazar

X-Ray Polarization Reveals Why Black Holes Create Such Bright Jets

Black hole blazar

X-Ray Polarization Reveals Why Black Holes Create Such Bright Jets

Nov 28 2022

Japanese Cubesat Successfully Snapped Pictures Of The Far Side Of The Moon

An engineer testing the Cubesat with a laser pen while wearing scrubs, masks, and hairnet.

Japanese Cubesat Successfully Snapped Pictures Of The Far Side Of The Moon

An engineer testing the Cubesat with a laser pen while wearing scrubs, masks, and hairnet.

Japanese Cubesat Successfully Snapped Pictures Of The Far Side Of The Moon

Nov 25 2022

NASA Predicted Where Small Asteroid Hit Earth Hours In Advance

A slightly cloudy sky is photographed. Through it a bright greenish light show the path the the asteroid took as it burned. Trees are visible at the bottom of the frame.

NASA Predicted Where Small Asteroid Hit Earth Hours In Advance

A slightly cloudy sky is photographed. Through it a bright greenish light show the path the the asteroid took as it burned. Trees are visible at the bottom of the frame.

NASA Predicted Where Small Asteroid Hit Earth Hours In Advance

Nov 25 2022

New Super-Jupiter Is Youngest Ever Found With Known Properties

A greish planet is visible in the foreground of the image. A yellow sun is sivisible in the background.

New Super-Jupiter Is Youngest Ever Found With Known Properties

A greish planet is visible in the foreground of the image. A yellow sun is sivisible in the background.

New Super-Jupiter Is Youngest Ever Found With Known Properties

Nov 25 2022

Why Do Frozen Turkeys Explode When Deep-Fried?

Barbeque on fire

Why Do Frozen Turkeys Explode When Deep-Fried?

Barbeque on fire

Why Do Frozen Turkeys Explode When Deep-Fried?

Nov 24 2022

Features

Exclusive: Everything We Know About The Mars Sample Return Mission

The different components of the mission are scene in this image, rover, lander, Mars ascension Vehicle, mars helicopter and the orbiter that will take it back to Earth.

Space and Physics

Exclusive: Everything We Know About The Mars Sample Return Mission

Nov 23 2022

Exclusive: "Good Night Oppy", The Incredible Documentary About Two Extraordinary Explorers

A 3D animation of Oppy on Mars used in the documentary.

EXCLUSIVE

Exclusive: "Good Night Oppy", The Incredible Documentary About Two Extraordinary Explorers

Nov 18 2022

Humans Are Going Back To The Moon, And Beyond – But How Will We Feed Them?

Humans Are Going Back To The Moon, And Beyond – But How Will We Feed Them?

Nov 17 2022

Multimedia

Weightlifting Capuchin Monkeys Pick Stones Based On Their Culture

Capuchin monkey lifts a big rock high above a palm nut in the jungle

Video

Weightlifting Capuchin Monkeys Pick Stones Based On Their Culture

Nov 23 2022

Scientists Have Just Spotted A Bird That Has Not Been Seen Since 1882

The Black-naped Pheasant-pigeon

Video

Scientists Have Just Spotted A Bird That Has Not Been Seen Since 1882

Nov 20 2022

What Is Hawking Radiation? The Black Hole Information Paradox

Named after the eminent scientist, Hawking radiation has never been observed – yet. Image credit: Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock.com

Video

What Is Hawking Radiation? The Black Hole Information Paradox

Nov 18 2022

physics

The Time Has Come To Kill The Leap Second, Timekeepers Decide

The Time Has Come To Kill The Leap Second, Timekeepers Decide

Nov 22 2022

Experiments Deliver Superposition Of Photon Going Forward And Backward In Time

the inside of a torus with line of lights making up its surface

Experiments Deliver Superposition Of Photon Going Forward And Backward In Time

Nov 11 2022

chemistry

Say Hello To Nitric Acid, A Corrosive Formula That's Rained On Your Head

nitric acid formula

Say Hello To Nitric Acid, A Corrosive Formula That's Rained On Your Head

Nov 17 2022

Auroras Reveal 400-Kilometer-Wide Hole Briefly Punched In The Ozone Layer

An aurora ove Earth seen from space

Auroras Reveal 400-Kilometer-Wide Hole Briefly Punched In The Ozone Layer

Oct 24 2022

Astronomy

JWST Delivered The Most Detailed Analysis Yet Of An Exoplanet’s Atmosphere

A sun-like star is shown on the left side illuminating a bluish planet. Clouds are visible in the sulight.

JWST Delivered The Most Detailed Analysis Yet Of An Exoplanet’s Atmosphere

Nov 22 2022

The Mysterious Magnetic Filaments Of The Milky Way Have Some Surprisingly Distant Relatives

A radio image of an active galaxy show a smoke like structure which is the jet from the supermassive black hole. Thin strands are seen emerging at 90 degrees from it.

The Mysterious Magnetic Filaments Of The Milky Way Have Some Surprisingly Distant Relatives

Nov 22 2022