A planet forming around the young star HD 135344B, as seen using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (left), and a combined image from the VLT and ALMA radio antenna (right). (Image credit: ESO Maio et al. Stolker et al./ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) van…
Sunspots captured in 2014. Spots this size are difficult to detect on distant stars because they cause brightness variations that are too small to be interpreted as noise. However, a new approach may have just revealed a large spot on…
Global marine heatwaves set records for intensity, extent and duration in 2023. (Photo: Zhenzhong Zeng) Global marine heatwaves in 2023 were the strongest, most intense, and longest on record, according to a new study. Scientists suggest that these heatwaves were…
The earliest known ancestors of opossums appeared more than 65 million years ago. (Photo: Leonid Korchenko/Getty Images) With their beady eyes, large ears, sleek tails, and short, stocky legs, opossums are the defining characteristics of marsupials. Despite their unusual appearance,…
On December 12, 1942, the Japanese destroyer Teruzuki was passing near the Solomon Islands when she was unexpectedly hit by two American torpedoes, causing her to catch fire and subsequently sink in the Pacific Ocean. Ocean Exploration TrustThe ship was…
A false-color image of the Apep Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. (Image credit: Han et al./White et al./Dholakia; NASA/ESA) The James Webb Space Telescope has created a stunning new image of two dying stars surrounded by a…
(Image credit: wildpixel/Getty Images) Scientists involved in developing some of the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems are warning that the technologies they have created could threaten humanity. Researchers from companies like Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and others…
The illustration shows a trans-Neptunian object that orbits in alignment with Neptune (Image courtesy of Robert Lee (created with Canva)). Astronomers have discovered that an unusual space rock at the edge of the solar system is in rhythmic interaction with…
A new report has revealed details of an outbreak of foodborne illness caused by raw milk last year. (Photo: Andrew Fox via Getty Images) A new document says a salmonella outbreak that has affected more than 160 people in California…
Wolves are helping trees regenerate in Yellowstone and the largest interstellar object ever recorded. (Image credit: William Campbell/Sygma via Getty Images/Darryl Seligman et al.) Jump to: Science news this week informs us that the interstellar object passing through our solar…