A green comet likely is breaking apart and won’t be visible to the naked eye - AP News

Scientists say a newly discovered green comet likely has broken apart and won’t be visible to the naked eye. Comet SWAN hails from what’s called the Oort Cloud well beyond Pluto. The space rock has been visible through telescopes and binoculars over the past …

Lyrid meteor shower kicks off the season: How and when to watch - CNN

Look up to watch April’s Lyrid meteor shower, which will peak on Monday night into Tuesday.

600,000 times bigger than our Sun, a hidden black hole is moving closer to our galaxy. - Farmingdale Observer

Astronomers have recently identified a colossal black hole lurking in the shadows of our cosmic neighborhood. This celestial giant, estimated to be 600,000 times more massive than our Sun, resides in the Magellanic Clouds and is gradually approaching the Milk…

Dark Matter May Be a Frequency – And We’re About to Dial It In - SciTechDaily

Scientists may be just 15 years away from finally detecting dark matter thanks to a new kind of detector that acts like a “cosmic car radio.” Designed to pick up the elusive frequency of axions — hypothetical particles thought to make up dark matter — this de…

Kīlauea Volcano Eruption Update for Sunday, April 20 - Big Island Video News

HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - Lava flows were observed at the summit on Sunday, as the Episode 18 began a start and stop pattern of eruptive activity.

Rare discovery sets a new record on one of California’s highest peaks - SFGATE

UC Davis professor Hugh Safford found the highest living tree in California on a recent hike through the High Sierra.

I Would Trade My Entire Backpack on the PCT for this One $30 Item - The Trek

Hyperbole? Yes. Clickbait? Probably. Upon further introspection, I think it would be: Sleeping bag (quilt) Water Filter And then… The Sun Umbrella. I tried to think of a clever or funny ways to discuss the down right flaccid sun umbrella; a fake dear John le…

NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday - Phys.org

Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday.

You’ll Never Guess What This Fungus Is Doing In The Lab — It’s Building Stuff - The Daily Galaxy

Scientists have created a fungus-based building material that's not just strong — it's alive. This surprising breakthrough could transform how we think about architecture. What makes this living fungus so special?

Look up for the Lyrid meteor shower beginning Sunday night - WRAL.com

Dating back hundreds of years, the Lyrid meteor shower is known to create brilliant fireballs.

Lucy (the spacecraft) is all set for a close flyby of asteroid Donaldjohanson today - Daily Kos

Let’s take a few moments off the numbing news cycle to marvel at the amazing beauty of the cosmos and humankind’s quest to understand it. NASA's Lucy spacecraft, which was launched on October 16, 2021, is getting ready for its close flyby of the...

A new telescope more powerful than James Webb promises next-level space images - Jason Deegan

The James Webb Space Telescope has dazzled the world since its launch in 2021, providing us with some of the most breathtaking images and insights into ... Continue Reading →

Quantum Telepathy Goes Real: How Lasers and Ions Outsmarted Logic - SciTechDaily

Physicists have successfully played a mind-bending “quantum game” using a real-world quantum computer, in which lasers shuffle around ions on a chip to explore the strange behavior of qubits. By creating a special, knotted structure of entangled particles, th…

Scientists confirm first detection of a black hole drifting alone through space - Yahoo

Researchers have identified a rogue black hole, marking the first time such an isolated object has been confirmed in deep space.

How did crocodiles and alligators survive extinction? New Utah research may have the answer - KSL News

Utah researchers say they believe they now know how existing crocodile, alligator and gharial species survived a pair of mass extinction events — information that could fuel future research.

In 1982, Gophers Were Dropped Onto Mount St Helens And Amazing Things Happened To The Ecosystem - IFLScience

A team of very confused gophers revitalized the ecosystem after a devastating volcanic eruption.