Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt
The glacial flood risks that Juneau is now experiencing each summer are becoming a growing problem in communities around the world.
NASA Invites Media to Learn About New Missions to Map Sun’s Influence
NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) mission will map the boundaries of the heliosphere, the bubble created by the solar wind that protects our solar system from cosmic radiation.…
Revolutionary Model Reveals How Real Universe Structure Affects Cosmic Evolution
For nearly a century, cosmologists have relied on a simplified model of the universe that treats matter as uniform particles that don’t interact with each other. While this approach helped…
The Great Filter Part 4: We’ve Got a Chance
Wait wait wait. There are other, less stressful options. I don’t want to end on such a downer note. There is hope for us yet!
TESS Spotted 3I/ATLAS Two Months Before It Was Discovered – It Was Even Active Then
One of the advantages of having so many telescopes watching large parts of the sky is that, if astronomers find something interesting, there are probably images of it from before…
White Dwarf Stars Could Create Surprisingly Common Long Lived Habitable Zones
When most stars like the Sun die, they don’t go out with a bang, they fade away as white dwarf stars, Earth-sized remnants that slowly cool over billions of years.…
‘We need to broaden our search, and now we can.’ Scientists are set to unleash a powerful new weapon in the hunt for dark matter
Scientists have retreated to deep beneath the French Alps to broaden the hunt for dark matter particles that could be “WIMPier than WIMPS.”
NASA Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature of Red Planet’s Interior
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Scientists believe giant impacts — like the one depicted in this artist’s concept — occurred on Mars 4.5 billion…
Don’t miss the stars of the ‘Summer Triangle’ twinkle with the Milky Way after sunset
Altair, Vega and Deneb can be seen shining with the Milky Way throughout August.
NASA, International Astronauts to Address Students from New York
From left to right: JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and NASA astronauts Jonny Kim (seated), Zena Cardman, and Mike Fincke conduct training scenarios with their instructors at…