Science

NASA is Building Telescopes for the LISA Mission

Some of the most cataclysmic and mysterious events in the cosmos only reveal themselves by their gravitational waves. We've detected…

4 months ago

The Sun Has Reached Its Solar Maximum and it Could Last for One Year

For most of human history, the Sun appeared stable. It was a stoic stellar presence, going about its business fusing…

4 months ago

How a Nearby Supernova Left its Mark on Earth Life

When a massive star explodes as a supernova, it does more than release an extraordinary amount of energy. Supernovae explosions…

5 months ago

From Frozen to Sweltering: Earth’s Climate Over the Last 485 Million Years

Earth's last half-billion years were action-packed. During that time, the climate underwent many changes. There have been changes in ocean…

5 months ago

Io’s Volcanoes are Windows into its Hot Interior

NASA's Juno spacecraft was sent to Jupiter to study the gas giant. But its mission was extended, giving it an…

5 months ago

Plants Would Still Grow Well Under Alien Skies

Photosynthesis changed Earth in powerful ways. When photosynthetic organisms appeared, it led to the Great Oxygenation Event. That allowed multicellular…

5 months ago

A Gravity Map of Mars Uncovers Subsurface Mysteries

A team of scientists presented a new gravity map of Mars at the Europlanet Science Congress 2024. The map shows…

5 months ago

Groundbreaking New Maps of the Sun’s Coronal Magnetic Fields

If you enjoyed this summer's display of aurora borealis, thank the Sun's corona. The corona is the Sun's outer layer…

5 months ago

A Stellar Flyby Jumbled Up the Outer Solar System

An ancient passerby may have visited the Sun and inadvertently helped shape the Solar System into what it is today.…

5 months ago

The True Size of Galaxies is Much Larger Than We Thought

Ask most people what a galaxy is made up of, and they'll say it's made of stars. Our own galaxy,…

5 months ago