Astronomers Reveal the 3D Structure of the Ring Nebula

I’ve lost count of the number of times I have seen the Ring Nebula. It’s a…

It’s Official, 2024 Was the Hottest Year on Record

Climate scientists must fear sounding like a broken record when discussing new record temperatures yearly. But…

The Webb Shows Us Where Cosmic Dust Comes From

Carbon-rich cosmic dust comes from different sources and spreads out into space, where it’s necessary for…

Jupiter’s Clouds Contain Smoggy Ammonium Hydrosulphide, Not Ammonia Ice

Jupiter’s clouds aren’t what we thought they were. Planetary atmosphere experts have studied them for many…

Small meteorite hits a car near Birmingham, UK

A meteorite measuring approximately 2 cm (0.8 inches) smashed the windscreen of a parked Toyota in…

How to Debate a Flat-Earther

The problem with debating a flat-Earther is that they didn’t arrive at their conclusions from the…

LIGO Has Detected Unusual Black Holes Merging, But they Probably Don’t Explain Dark Matter

The traditional theory of black hole formation seems to struggle to explain how black holes can…

Gravitational Waves Could Give Us Insights into Fast Radio Bursts

Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are mysterious pulses of energy that can last from a fraction of…

As We Explore the Solar System, Radiation Will Be One of Our Greatest Threats

The Sun can kill. Until Earth developed its ozone layer hundreds of millions of years ago,…

LIGO Fails to Find Continuous Gravitational Waves From Pulsars

In February 2016, scientists working for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) made history by announcing…