Category: 1. Edi-Choice
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Did something just hit Saturn? See the image here!
Mario Rana in Virginia captured this frame of Saturn at 5:07:56 a.m. EDT (9:07:56 UTC) on July 5, 2025. See that bright flash on the limb (edge) indicated by the blue tick marks? Something might have struck Saturn, creating that brief flare of… -
What Did NASA’s Galileo Spacecraft Experience As It Plunged Into Jupiter?
Though our telescopes have become pretty darn good over the last century, there’s nothing quite like seeing a planet from the point of view of an approaching spaceship.
In 1979, 1980, and 1981, humanity got our first brief glimpses of Jupiter…
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Universe Unveiled: New Cosmic Map Sheds Light on Ancient Structures Formed Just After the Big Bang
IN A NUTSHELL - ? The COSMOS-Web project has created the most comprehensive cosmic map, capturing images from 13.5 billion years ago.
- ? Utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope, the project charts nearly 800,000 galaxies,…
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Scientists Finally Reveal the Startling Reason Mars Lost Its Water
Mars has long captured humanity’s imagination, especially given the tantalizing evidence of ancient river valleys and dried-up lakebeds that hint at a more hospitable past. But what exactly happened to Mars’ once-present water? A new study…
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3 tech solutions to societal needs will get help moving to market — Harvard Gazette
Three research projects that address urgent societal challenges — cardiovascular health, rising data demands, and the future of quantum computation — have won awards from the Harvard Grid Accelerator.
The Grid Accelerator offers funding,…
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Tuesday Telescope: Webb and Hubble team up to reveal spectacular star clusters
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications…
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Neanderthal skull traits cause modern human brain problems
A pulsing headache can feel like your brain is fighting for space. New research suggests that this tug-of-war may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.
A recent study zeroes in on Chiari malformation type 1, a…
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Ancient skull may have been half human, half Neanderthal child
The mandible had been separated from the skeleton, and both it and the neurocranium are incomplete, so they were reconstructed and consolidated with plaster. CT scanning made it possible to check that older reconstructive…
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NASA teaches Mars orbiter to roll over in quest to find Red Planet water
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has learned to do backward rolls to give its onboard radar better opportunities to find water-ice beneath the red planet’s surface.
“Not only can you teach an old spacecraft new tricks, you can open up…
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July full moon 2025 rises this week — Here’s what to expect from the ‘Buck Moon’
The July full moon, known as the ‘Buck Moon’ will rise on Wednesday, July 10 and put on a spectacular show for both stargazers and astrophotographers alike.
A full moon occurs when the moon is positioned opposite the sun in the sky, causing it to…
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