Stellar death is a complex and mysterious process — but in the case of supernova 2023zkd, things were more gruesome than any astronomer had ever seen before....

By analyzing the data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and elsewhere have probed the properties of a massive and old galaxy designated SMILES-GS-191748. Resul…

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 The SpaceX Dragon capsule returned with 6,700 pounds of advanced gear, marking a milestone in space exploration. 🛡️ The MISSE-20 project tested material durability, offering insights for future spacecraft design. 🤖 The Astrobee-REACCH robot…

Stefan Guldin is a materials scientist who used to work on biosensors. Now, he’s developing meat alternatives.

"It's a discovery that underlines things may be different from what they appear to us at first glance."

Scientists have uncovered a massive chain of fossilized volcanoes buried deep beneath southern China, untouched for nearly 800 million years.

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a significant pattern in the rotational direction of ancient galaxies. 🌀 Approximately 60% of these galaxies rotate clockwise, suggesting a potential cosmic order. 🌌 The bold hypot…

Old Space meets New Space: a decade later and beyond

A hidden world beneath Antarctica is finally coming into focus. Scientists have uncovered hundreds of massive canyons buried deep under the ice—structures that could upend what we know about ocean currents, melting glaciers, and rising seas.

Comet fragments may have sparked Earth’s mysterious 1,400-year cold spell.

A rare August morning alignment brings Mercury, a thin crescent moon and the Beehive Cluster together in the predawn sky. Here's how you can see it for yourself.

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).

Scientists are seeking to decipher the role of non-coding DNA in the human genome, helped by a suite of artificial-intelligence tools.

Scientists have identified the altermagnetic properties of an organic crystal using a new optical approach, uncovering unique magnetic features and opening possibilities for next-generation magnetic materials. Scientists have revealed the hidden magnetic beha…

Analytical chemistry can tell us what our ancestors ate thousands – or even millions – of years ago. Rachel Brazil gets her teeth into the evidence

MIT researchers developed a method to design and fabricate reconfigurable antennas with adjustable frequency ranges. Users can adjust the frequency by squeezing, bending, or stretching the material, making the antenna more versatile for sensing and communicat…

Self-forgiveness takes time, self-compassion, and a repair of moral identity, especially when guilt and shame feel unshakable.

A federally funded study led by biologists at Brown University has revealed that the diets of various large herbivore species are more varied and complex than scientists had previously understood. For generations, both scientists and students have sorted anim…

Ann Hodges never intended to be famous, but in 1954 she found herself thrust into the national spotlight when her afternoon nap was interrupted by a falling meteorite.

The newly-discovered hydrothermal system is over a hundred times larger than the Lost City, a unique deep-sea hydrothermal field located on the Atlantis Massif.

Nicole Ayers, a NASA astronaut, caught a spectacular moment on camera. From the International Space Station (ISS), the astronaut captured a rare form of Transient Luminous Event (TLE) called a gigantic jet.

It's in Messier 87, about 5 billion light years away, one of the biggest known galaxies.

New Ethiopian fossils show early Homo and Australopithecus lived together, revealing a complex human evolution story.

HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - Current inflation rates have slowed to less than 1 microradian a day, likely delaying the onset of the next eruptive episode.