Wondering about the colorful Orion Nebula in the sky throughout March
by Orion shines down on us all winter, and is the brightest and most beautiful of all the constellations. The great hunter or celestial warrior dominates …
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It would take Hubble 85 years to match what Nancy Grace Roman will see in 63 days
Less than a year and a half into its primary mission, it The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has already revolutionized astronomy as we know …
A new cosmic model to reveal what’s inside colliding black holes
An artist’s impression of two black holes about to collide and merge. New research has led to the development of a more sophisticated model for …
Black holes may be the source of mysterious dark energy that makes up most of the universe
Black holes may explain a mysterious form of energy that makes up most of the universe, according to astronomers. The existence of “dark energy” has …
New results from NASA’s DART planetary defense mission confirm we can deflect deadly asteroids
CTIO / NOIRLab / SOAR / NSF / AURA/ T. Kareta (Lowell Observatory), M. Knight. Credit: US Naval Academy What would we do if we …
Human brain-powered computers may be the way of the future
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, register for free here. CNN — The …
The dwarf planet Ceres at its brightest
Image of the dwarf planet Ceres based on observations from NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft. This month, the dwarf planet Ceres is at its brightest, which means …
Alpaca-derived antibodies may protect plants against disease | Science
Tragically, COVID-19 has given many people a crash course in the importance of antibodies, pathogen-targeting proteins produced by the sophisticated immune systems of humans and …
Human brain-powered computers may be the way of the future
(CNN) The human brain is unmatched in its ability to process information. Sure, we have days when our minds don’t feel as sharp. But the …
Ultra-massive black holes: How does the universe produce such massive objects?
Black holes are the most massive objects we know of in the universe. Not stellar mass black holes, not supermassive black holes (SMBHs,) but ultramassive …