Science

The moon’s shadow will sweep across the globe in Western Australia, East Timor and Indonesia. The moon will pass in front of the sun creating an eclipse for certain regions of the planet. But this eclipse will be a much rarer celestial event than most, as it will be a …

COVID-19 can spread through households via the virus on hands and surfaces, according to the results of a study by Imperial College London. The study results are the first to show that the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on individuals’ hands and frequently touched household surfaces is linked to the risk of …

The James Webb Space Telescope’s zoomed-in image of the planet Uranus was captured in a short, 12-minute exposure on Feb. 6, 2023 NASA released a stunning image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope of the planet Uranus, showing the ice giant’s bright features in the planet’s atmosphere and 11 …

Astronomers from Durham University, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, have discovered one of the biggest black holes ever found — over 30 billion times the mass of the Sun — by taking advantage of a phenomenon called gravitational lensing. This is the first black hole ever …

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope made another out-of-this-world discovery: A giant red planet outside the solar system. Nasa’s telescope has detected ‘turbulent’ cloud skies of sand in the atmosphere of a huge exoplanet that orbits two stars over a 10,000-year period. The study is published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. …

The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm. Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island, located 1,140 km (708 miles) from the southeastern state of Espirito …

Scientists have created the first complete map of an insect’s brain and, crucially, all of the synaptic wiring that connects it together, according to a new study published in the journal Science. The resulting map is known as a connectome, and is an absolute cornerstone of neuroscience. “Now we have …

An international team of scientists has discovered an enzyme that converts air into energy, using the low amounts of hydrogen in the atmosphere to create an electrical current. Their breakthrough, published in the journal Nature, opens the way to create devices that literally make energy from thin air. The research …

The failure is considered to be a significant blow to Tokyo’s aerospace ambitions Japan’s ambitions to develop a cheaper alternative to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets suffered a significant blow on Tuesday after the country’s space agency was forced to destroy its flagship H3 vehicle after its second-stage engine failed. The …

Environmentalists have hailed a historic deal to protect oceans reached at the United Nations headquarters in New York City by over 190 countries over the weekend as “the biggest conservation agreement in the history of the world.” Why it matters: The High Seas Treaty moves to protect 30% of the …

Is augmenting human bodies with robotic parts something we can look forward to? Scientists in a new piece from The Guardian seem to think so. “If you want an extra arm while you’re cooking in the kitchen so you can stir the soup while chopping the vegetables, you might have …

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) after a brief delay early on Friday, carrying two U.S. astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut on a six-month science mission. The autonomously flying spacecraft dubbed Endeavour docked with the space station shortly …

The first week of March will be “extremely critical,” Frank Hoogerbeets says Dutch seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets, who rose to international prominence after predicting the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria last month, has said that the world could be hit with another major quake in the coming days. Hoogerbeets, who …

The huge X2.2 solar flare erupted from a new sunspot on the face of the sun. A massive solar flare erupted from the sun on Friday (Feb. 17) as the Earth was under a geomagnetic storm watch from flares earlier in the week. The huge solar flare, which registered as …

A local newspaper cites experts warning of a potential catastrophe if an earthquake hits the country’s biggest city Istanbul should prepare itself for a powerful quake, scientists and public figures have warned. This month’s disaster in southern Turkey, which claimed tens of thousands of lives, is a “rehearsal” for what …

The US-led military bloc will use commercial satellites to improve intelligence gathering NATO has announced a new space project that aims to create a fleet of spy satellites. The initiative, which includes NATO applicants Sweden and Finland, involves not only national but commercial assets. The project, which is called ‘Alliance …

The James Webb telescope captured Sparkler in a state at a time when the Universe was only 1/3 of its present age, around four billion years old Every star in the universe is a hope for new life. The James Webb Space Telescope has just discovered a galaxy that’s just …

The location of an ancient lake could further understand as to whether the Red Planet ever hosted life. A snapshot from NASA’s Curiosity rover has revealed compelling evidence that a large body of water once existed in an area of the planet previously thought to have been a barren wasteland, …

Jupiter moves ahead of the pack after the discovery of more natural satellites Jupiter has officially become the planet with the most moons in the solar system, now counted at 92, thanks to the discovery of 12 more natural satellites, astronomers have said. The previous record-holder, Saturn, has dropped to …

In the video game and HBO show The Last of Us, humans struggle to survive after an infectious fungus turns ordinary people into zombies. Creators of the franchise didn’t look far for inspiration — the series is based off a real-life species of fungus that performs a kind of “mind …