NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the deepest, sharpest infrared image of the distant Universe to date. This image of the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, dubbed the First Webb Deep Field, is remarkably detailed. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA,…
An astronomical image marred by the trails of SpaceX’s Starlink megaconstellation satellites. (Photo: Victoria Girgis/Lowell Observatory) There’s no doubt that SpaceX’s Starlink internet service has connected the world like never before, but at what cost? Astronomers have long expressed concerns…
Video: Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort staff collect 780 pounds of trash during mountain cleanup. Workers at Breckenridge Ski Resort removed 780 pounds of trash during an annual cleanup, uncovering interesting items including a message in a bottle and outdated electronics.…
Video: Hidden Roman villa complex unexpectedly appears in picturesque English countryside after lucky find by amateur The discovery of Roman cavalry swords by an amateur metal detectorist has allowed archaeologists to uncover a 2,000-year-old settlement in Gloucestershire, including a villa…
A new study shows that most of the inner rocky planets in the solar system once orbited the sun in perfect alignment. (Image credit: SCIEPRO/Getty Images) The solar system’s four terrestrial planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, likely formed…
NASA has released a collection of nine new images created by the Chandra X-ray Observatory using the Hubble and JWST telescopes. This new series of images from NASA’s Chandra Space Telescope, which was launched in 1999, shows what different objects…
A West African bullfrog in shallow water can use its skin to both breathe and drink. (Image credit: Tim Platt via Getty Images) Unlike humans, frogs and other amphibians don’t need lungs to breathe; their special skin allows them to…
Scientists have created a stunning animation showing the suspected intermediate-mass black hole HLX-1 tearing apart a star, causing a bright tidal disruption event. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)) Astronomers believe they have discovered an extremely rare type of…
Communities Based on Hadal Chemosynthesis – YouTube See more Ocean explorers have found thriving, alien-like communities of tube worms, mollusks and spiny white organisms on the floor of ocean trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The discovery, made by a…
Lake Hillier is one of Australia’s most famous pink lakes. (Photo: Philip Thurston/Getty Images) Australia’s pink lakes are bodies of water that are home to rare pigment-producing microbes. The lakes are on average 10 times saltier than the ocean, attracting…