Something is lurking in the heart of Quasar 3C 279

One year ago, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration published the first image of a black…

Prototype uses light to gauge composition, density of subsoils

On the surface, it resembles a stainless steel spear, roughly 6 feet long with a silver-dollar…

Blowtorch of the Gods Captured by Black Hole Image Makers

Astronomers have given us a look into the engine compartment of a quasar. Click…

Building a bean that resists leafhoppers

Leafhoppers are tiny insects. They are only about 3 millimeters long, smaller than a grain of…

World Amateur Radio Day on April 18 Celebrates 95th Anniversary of the IARU

Click here for original story, World Amateur Radio Day on April 18 Celebrates 95th Anniversary of…

PIA23832: Inuvik Crater Dunes

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Bubble dynamics reveal how to empty bottles faster

Bottle emptying is a phenomenon most of us have observed while pouring a beverage. Researchers from…

Simulations show extreme opinions can lead to polarized groups

In recent years, chaos theory and other forms of computational modeling have sought to leverage findings…

Are gamma-ray bursts powered by a star's collapsing magnetic fields?

When a massive star in a distant galaxy collapses, forming a black hole, two giant jets…

A 'mobilize and transition' strategy could reduce Covid-19 mortality while cushioning the economic decline

While the human toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has been apparent for some time, the economic…