A new image of the Sombrero Galaxy taken by the James Webb Space Telescope's near-infrared camera. Sequels don't usually live up to the originals, do they? That's certainly not the case with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), whose latest…
(Image credit: Dane Ballard, CC BY-SA) The idea of terraforming Mars — changing the planet's climate to support life as we know it — has long been considered the stuff of science fiction. But new research suggests it's time to…
Several works by Alan Turing, including On Computable Numbers, will be auctioned in June. (Image credit: Rare Book Auctions; Photos from History via Getty Images) A collection of Alan Turing's material, including his personal copy of his PhD thesis, will…
On Friday, SpaceX launched an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from the Space Force's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket was used to launch GPS III SV-08 into orbit. According to SpaceX,…
Memorial Day weekend is often thought of as the unofficial start of the summer season in the United States, but the first official day of summer is defined differently by forecasters and astronomers. Typically, the June solstice is considered the…
Six gray whales have been found dead in the San Francisco Bay area in the past week, bringing the total number of whale deaths in the region this year to 15. The last gray whale was found Wednesday, the California…