Astronauts beam home Christmas wishes from International Space
They may not be home for Christmas, but astronauts in space are finding their own way to make the season
Last of its kind dodo relative spotted in
One of the closest living relatives of the dodo has been spotted multiple times in Samoa — raising hopes that
Astronauts beam home Christmas wishes from International Space
Astronauts beam home Christmas wishes from International Space Station: ‘I think we may be orbiting a little higher than Santa’
Clouds Are Weirder at the Top Than We
If you’ve ever been on a plane, you’re probably familiar with what cloud tops look like: generally white and fluffy,
Ran submarine finds anomalous structures in Dotson Ice
An unmanned submarine mapping West Antarctica’s Dotson Ice Shelf reported strange under-ice structures, then went silent ten miles beneath it.
“Dark photon” theory, if correct, would completely upend
For centuries, most scientists have shared the belief that light behaves as both a wave and a particle. This idea,
Something Just Smashed Through the Moon, and Astronomers
A brief, intense flash illuminated the Moon’s dark surface this month, recorded by telescopes at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
Reindeer Eyes Do Something Incredible When Winter Comes
Reindeers may not have noses that glow red in the night, but they do have a marvelous body part that
Quote of the day by Isaac Newton: ‘Truth
Isaac Newton stands as one of history’s most transformative thinkers, a figure whose influence continues to define science centuries after
What was the ‘Christmas Star’? Astronomy might hold
In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the “Christmas Star”
