Exploring an alternate solar system: Research maps impact of 'super-Earth' - Phys.org

Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida Tech graduate, she leaves with not only a dual degree in planetary science and astronomy and astrophysics but with published research…

Physicists discover and explain unexpected magnetism in atomically thin material - Phys.org

MIT physicists have created a new ultrathin, two-dimensional material with unusual magnetic properties that initially surprised them before they went on to solve the complicated puzzle behind those properties' emergence. As a result, the work introduces a new…

Enormous Dinosaur Skull Uncovers a Previously Unknown Species - Gizmodo

Meet Lishulong wangi, a newly described dinosaur that lived 200 million years ago.

Survey finds more hidden supermassive black holes than expected - Phys.org

Multiple NASA telescopes recently helped scientists search the sky for supermassive black holes—those up to billions of times heavier than the sun. The new survey is unique because it was as likely to find massive black holes that are hidden behind thick clou…

Periodical Cicadas to Emerge in New Jersey This Spring - New Jersey Digest

Periodical cicadas will emerge across New Jersey this spring after spending 17 years underground. Known as Brood XIV, this natural event will also take place in states like Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Still, according to Patch, the cicada emergence will…

Ethiopia’s early hominins show remarkable technological decision-making - Archaeology News Online Magazine

A study reveals that early humans living in Ethiopia between 1.6 and 1 million years ago displayed remarkable cognitive and technological capabilities

Newly Selected Citizen Science Proposals: A Peek at What’s Next - Science@NASA

In 2024, NASA selected 25 new citizen science proposals for funding that will lead to new projects and new results to look forward to in 2025 and beyond. Here’s a roundup of those selections and the principal investigators (PIs) of each team—a sneak peek at w…

Lunar mission from Austin-area aerospace company launches this week - KXAN.com

Firefly Aerospace is set to launch its lunar lander, Blue Ghost One, on January 15, 2025, in partnership with NASA, with the mission carrying several scientific experiments to the lunar surface and paving the way for human return to the moon.

See the full wolf moon overtake Mars in the night sky and glimpse a planetary parade - CNN

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

The 2025 'Super Bowl of Astronomy' kicks off this week in Maryland - Space.com

The 245th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society is being held Jan. 12 to Jan. 16 and will feature remarkable findings from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Hubble Reveals Surprising Spiral Shape of Galaxy Hosting Young Jet - Science@NASA

The night sky has always played a crucial role in navigation, from early ocean crossings to modern GPS. Besides stars, the United States Navy uses quasars as beacons. Quasars are distant galaxies with supermassive black holes, surrounded by brilliantly hot di…

Physicists experimentally observe topological defects in glasses for the first time - Phys.org

The amorphous state of matter is the most abundant form of visible matter in the universe, and includes all structurally disordered systems, such as biological cells or essential materials like glass and polymers.

Astronomers observe X-ray flashes from a nearby supermassive black hole that accelerate mysteriously - Phys.org

One supermassive black hole has kept astronomers glued to their scopes for the last several years. First came a surprise disappearance, and now, a precarious spinning act.

Scientists turn to artificial intelligence to assess the warming effect of reduced pollution - noaa.gov

The challenge of estimated the cooling effect of clouds has implications for evaluating the effectiveness of marine cloud brightening.

Is India Splitting Apart Beneath The Surface? Geologists Uncover New Evidence - Times Now

Continental plates like India’s are thick and buoyant, unlike dense oceanic plates, making their behaviour during collisions unique. New data on earthquake waves and gas analysis, this time in the northeastern Indian region near Bhutan, indicate another mecha…

NC State (Robotic) Swimmer Breaks World Record - SwimSwam

Researchers from NC State, UVA, and UC Riverside teamed up to create the world’s fastest swimming soft robot, breaking their own record from two years ago.