Black holes are encircled by thin rings of light. This physicist wants to see one
Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.
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Gene on the X chromosome may help explain high multiple sclerosis rates in women
A gene on the X chromosome revs up inflammation in the female brain, which may explain why rates of multiple sclerosis are higher in women
Humanoid robots could lift 4,000 times their own weight thanks to breakthrough ‘artificial muscle’
Researchers have developed a chemical structure for an artificial muscle that can lift up to 4,000 times its weight, and they say it could be
Exceptionally rare iron saber, arrowheads and jewelry discovered in seventh-century warrior’s tomb in Hungary
Archaeologists in Hungary have found the 1,300-year-old burial of a warrior who was buried with a rare iron saber.
Looking Forward to the Moon
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems’ Program Manager Shawn Quinn captured this image of the Hadley–Apennine region of the moon including the Apollo 15 landing site (very
Diagnostic dilemma: A baby suddenly started to smell of rotting fish
A boy would stink of fish after eating certain dishes, and doctors found that the noxious odor likely stemmed from a rare genetic quirk.
Science history: First computer-to-computer message lays the foundation for the internet, but it crashes halfway through — Oct. 29, 1969
Messages transmitted between two computers located about 380 miles apart would form the basis of what would become the internet.
Glowering ‘skull’ stares upward from a giant volcanic pit in the Sahara — Earth from space
A 2023 astronaut photo shows off an unusual cranium-like structure appearing to stare up into space from the floor of a large volcanic caldera in
Deep Antarctic waters hold geometric communities of fish nests
Scientists found thousands of patterned fish nests in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, boosting calls for marine protected areas.
Building blocks of life detected in ice outside the Milky Way for first time ever
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered five complex organic molecules trapped in the ice around a star outside our galaxy. This
‘Miracle’ photo captures Comet Lemmon and meteor seemingly entwined over Earth
An astronomer in Italy caught a fortuitous image of the bright comet Lemmon seemingly entwined with the glowing trail of a “shooting star.”
‘Puzzling’ object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universe
While scouring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted Capotauro, “one of the most puzzling discoveries” to date.
A spider scientist makes the case for why we should love arachnids
NPR’s Ailsa Chang goes on a nighttime hike in search of spiders, with Lisa Gonzalez of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smog
Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution from truck exhaust