The sparkling band of the Milky Way Galaxy backdrops the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.T. Sparks When Albert Einstein introduced his theory…
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Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked
When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made its way to outer regions of the solar system in the late 80’s, it noticed something odd. Both of the ice giant planets, Uranus…
WEAVE spectrograph uncovers dual nature of galaxy shock
WEAVE decomposition of gas in Stephan’s Quintet, overlaid on a JWST image. The red highlights gas shocked by the collision, while green and blue shows star-forming regions. The purple areas…
What is Section 31 in the ‘Star Trek’ universe?
Section 31’s Appearances Across Star Trek | StarTrek.com – YouTube Watch On We’re still two months off before Paramount+ takes us into Starfleet’s secret black-ops division known as Section 31…
The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say
This Dec. 14, 2023 image made available by NOIRLab shows meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streaking across the sky above the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National…
Black Friday streaming deal: first 2 months of Paramount Plus for just $2.99 each
Get yourself some premium entertainment this Black Friday, with Paramount offering up two months of subscription for just $2.99 each. That’s a huge saving over the standard price of $7.99…
Precise new moon map could help guide future sample-return missions
Scientists could soon get a precise age for the giant impact basins on the moon, and a better understanding of the impact history of the young Earth, thanks to a…
Oldest direct evidence of hot water activity on Mars found
A sample of the Martian meteorite known as Black Beauty. Credit: Curtin University/Aaron Cavosie New Curtin University-led research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot…
2 million mph galaxy smash-up seen in unprecedented detail
WEAVE data overlaid on a James Webb Space Telescope image of Stephan’s Quintet, with green contours showing radio data from the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope. The orange and…
Canada wants your help to name its 1st moon rover
Canada will soon roll a rover onto the moon, and you can help name the pioneering machine. The Canadian Space Agency asked people around the world to pick from the…
