An artist’s illustration of Saturn and its rings. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons that have never been seen before orbiting Saturn. That’s nearly twice the number of moons of all the other planets in the solar…
The Trump administration has implemented cuts to USAID programs, reducing them by 83% in six weeks. (Image credit: Getty Images) In the days after President Trump ordered a freeze on nearly all U.S. foreign aid, Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
(Image credit: ElOjoTorpe via Getty Images) When is the next full moon? The March full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will appear tonight (March 13). Notably, this full moon will coincide with a total lunar eclipse, a “blood moon,”…
The technology works by using a laser with a specific energy level to excite an electron, which is then “trapped” inside the structure. A larger version of this device could eventually store petabytes of information. (Image courtesy of Zhong’s lab)…
In the early 1980s, the Syrian regime carried out a massacre in the city of Hama that left tens of thousands dead. A survivor (left) and her daughter and granddaughter are part of a study that is investigating whether such…
NASA and SpaceX canceled Wednesday night the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket that was intended to extract astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station, where they have spent nine months, because of technical problems with…
The mosaic depicting fighting Cupids dates back to the third century BC and may be associated with Dionysus, the patron deity of the ancient city of Teos. Kady/Wikimedia CommonsRuins of Teos, Türkiye. Situated on the western coast of Turkey, the…
“This is not just a unique discovery, it is a historical event, one of those that changes the course of history.” MiBAC/FacebookThe jug in which the coins were found. At a press conference to announce the discovery, Bonisoli described it…
Researchers have found a unique mammoth tusk at the O2 Ranch in Brewster, West Texas. (Photo credit: Devin Pettigrew/CBBS) A hunter looking for deer on a ranch in West Texas unexpectedly came across a rare mammoth tusk. A press release…
An illustration of SPHEREx orbiting Earth. (Image courtesy of NASA) NASA has launched a new infrared space telescope that is set to rival the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in providing unprecedented insight into our universe. The Spectrophotometer for the…