We’ve Heard Mars For the First Time Thanks to the Perseverance Rover
It’s taken at least a year of work, but French scientists have now managed to release their results…
New Study Reveals More Details About King Tut’s “Cosmic” Dagger
The storied pharaoh of ancient Egypt Tutankhamun, commonly referred to as “King Tut,” was famous for owning a…
The Hubble Space Telescope Just Spotted the Most Distant Star We’ve Ever Seen
Just months after the launch of the new James Webb Space Telescope, the experienced Hubble Space Telescope just…
The ESA’s Solar Orbiter Just Captured the Sun In the Middle of a Giant Solar Eruption
Last February 15, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter spacecraft, built in cooperation with NASA, was busy…
First Quadruple Asteroid System Discovered By Thai and French Astronomers
Close to 150 years ago, astronomer Christian Peters found what was to be designated minor planet 130 Elektra,…
There May Be a Strange Type of Iron Alloy Sitting Inside Earth’s Core, New Study Suggests
A recent study from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) suggests that there may be something “strange” present…
The Parker Solar Probe Just Took Its First Visible-Light Photos of Venus
Months after claiming the ultimate speed record for an artificial object and after dipping below our Sun’s atmosphere…
Fiber-Based LEDs Make For a Smart Touchscreen “Textile”
If the thought of a touchscreen shirt doesn’t make sense to you now, it just might in the…
In an Engineering Milestone, James Webb Finally Has Its Optics Aligned
After tracking the status and updates regarding one of humanity’s most remarkable feats of engineering, the now-deployed James…
Scientists Can Now See a Material’s Elasticity Using Laser Ultrasound
Measuring the elasticity of a material, or the material’s capacity to return to its original shape once the…