Nearby star's music sparks a surprising discovery

On May 6, 2025, an international team of astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii said it has listened to the “music” of a nearby star. 

CERN Physicists Observe Conversion of Lead into Gold

Near-miss collisions between high-energy lead nuclei at CERN's Large Hadron Collider generate intense electromagnetic fields that can knock out protons and transform lead into fleeting quantities of gold nuclei.

Webb Observes Dynamic Infrared Aurorae on Jupiter

Now, the unique capabilities of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope are providing new insights into the Jovian aurorae.

Mountain Range Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice Frozen in Time

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains.

Living Things Glow Faintly with Invisible Light - And Death Makes It Vanish

Cutting-edge imaging technology has uncovered that all living organisms emit an extremely faint light invisible to the naked eye, with patterns that significantly differ between life and death. 

Music Does Something Amazing to Your Brain's Own Natural Rhythms

A new theory suggests that we don't just listen to it; our bodies physically resonate with music, as our brains' natural oscillations synchronize with structures like rhythm and pitch.

New Signals Hint at a Lost Ocean of Water Concealed Within Mars

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the Red Planet: a vast reservoir of liquid water, locked deep in the crust.

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

The half-tonne Soviet vehicle malfunctioned after its launch in 1972 and never made it out of Earth's orbit for the next 53 years.

A speeding pulsar may have broken this cosmic bone

NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory helped diagnose the cause behind a large kink in a huge filament near the center of the Milky Way.

Giant Impacts Could Trigger Seismic Vibrations Lasting Millions of Years

The early Solar System was like a debris field where objects smashed into each other in cascades of collisions.

28 Most Populous US Cities Are Sinking, New Survey Finds

A new satellite radar study has now found evidence that the nation's 28 most populous cities are all buckling under the pressure of urbanization, drought, or rising sea levels, to varying extents.

New technique tattoos tardigrades for future micro-robot applications

The technology may one day be used to create cyborg micro-robots that perform biomedical functions via sensors or other electronics printed directly onto their bodies. 

JWST reveals secrets of a sub-Neptune exoplanet

New views of TOI-421 b by JWST gives insight into how the most common type of planet in the galaxy might form.

Air pollution and CO₂ emissions across thousands of cities worldwide

In a sweeping new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions, providing comprehensive global analysis of urban environmental quality.

Climate change: Future of today's young people

Climate scientists reveal that millions of today's young people will live through unprecedented lifetime exposure to heatwaves, crop failures, river floods, droughts, wildfires and tropical storms under current climate policies.