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For decades, the search for Earth’s twin has been big, fast and unpredictable. It’s like the gold rush, and it’s producing thousands of exoplanets faster than scientists can process them. The resulting data, an unstructured mix of gas giants, “super-Earths,” and unusual systems orbiting distant stars, expanded the field of astronomy but provided limited guidance … Read more
If you live in England, you may have just got a new food waste caddy. Councils must now collect your separated food waste and turn it into fuel, compost or compost. So you can live comfortably knowing that your provisions for potatoes and stale bread will be put to good use instead of going to … Read more
Owning a pet raccoon could soon be easier for Tennessee residents under a bill making its way through the state legislature. The proposed legislation would reduce one of the legal barriers to keeping a wild raccoon as a pet and remove the federal permit fee currently required for people who legally acquire a pet raccoon. … Read more
James Webb Telescope (JWST) discovered small galaxies with black holes that are not well understood. These black holes, located in galaxies with masses much smaller than those traditionally associated with supermassive black holes (SMBHs), challenge long-held beliefs about how galaxies and their central black holes evolve. The discovery of these “extreme” black holes pushes the … Read more
Rattlesnakes live in Illinois, but most people won’t see them. They keep to themselves, avoid noise and movement, and spend most of their time hiding in places that are not frequented by humans. When sightings do occur, they are usually in quiet, less developed parts of the country, and the most common encounters are hikers, … Read more
In the windswept Sweet Grass Hills lies Border Road, a 14-mile ribbon of hand-made gravel between the United States and Canada. The shared road is on the Montana side, but Alberta maintains it. North of the road sits Ross Ford. In the south, it’s Roger Horgus. They are both in their 60s, but remember the … Read more
Credit: POSTECH University, South Korea. Water is the most common liquid on Earth, yet it almost defies the laws of thermodynamics. Every known liquid contracts and thickens when cooled. Water does the opposite. As you cool water after it freezes, it shrinks considerably, which is why ice floats easily in ponds, lakes, and oceans. Now, … Read more
Saturn has always been prominent in the night sky. Its rings catch the eye, but the real action takes place in the dense layers of gas that surround the planet. Now, two powerful space telescopes have captured new images that show Saturn in ways we’ve never seen before. These views don’t just look … Read more
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been unveiled TOI-4616 ban Earth-sized planet orbiting a nearby M-dwarf star. Published in the March lecture on the preprint server arXivresearch reveals a rocky world that is just sitting 91.8 light years from Earth, providing a rare opportunity to study the closest terrestrial planet to the star system. … Read more
NOAA is predicting a G1 category geomagnetic storm Monday, March 30 through Tuesday, March 31, and an aurora borealis is possible from North America and Canada. . (Photo by Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images The northern lights can be seen in the US states on Monday, March 30 until Tuesday, March … Read more