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Illustration of solar wind streaming from a fuming Sun drives auroras bright enough to be seen far from the poles, a dazzling signature of an extreme geomagnetic storm
Measurement uncertainty may have hidden the true strength of Earth’s response to rare and extreme solar storms.
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Dark markings on Pluto’s largest glacier may be evidence that liquid nitrogen recently rose and flowed across its surface.
SpaceNew Horizons images reveal signs of flowing liquid nitrogen on PlutoJoseph Shavit
Captured at a wavelength of 416 nanometers by the Inouye Solar Telescope, this is the highest-resolution image ever taken of the Sun's visible surface. It reveals ultra-fine magnetic structures and distorted boundaries shaped by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.
SpaceSmall whirlpool-like structures reveal how the Sun stores and releases energyJoshua Shavit
This image shows the host galaxy of the recently detected supernova SN 2026gzf.
SpaceRare x-ray flash reveals the first moments of a powerful supernova without a gamma-ray burstJoseph Shavit
A new cosmology model describes a universe without dark matter while matching key measurements of galaxy spacing and ancient light.
SpaceNew cosmology model finds that dark matter doesn’t existJoseph Shavit
Scientists have proposed one pathway little red dots can follow as the universe matures based on their analysis of spiral galaxy WISEA J123635.56+621424.2, nicknamed the “Saguaro.” They suggest little red dots may be a temporary phase of highly active supermassive black holes.
SpaceNASA’s Webb telescope may have solved the mystery of the universe’s ‘little red dots’Joseph Shavit
A close-up of the polygon fractures discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover highlights their honeycomb-like textures.
SpaceNASA’s Curiosity rover finds a vast field of honeycomb fractures on MarsJoseph Shavit
A faint giant planet hid near Beta Pictoris b for over a decade before astronomers recognized it in archived images.
SpaceJWST captures stunning images of one of the lightest known exoplanetsJoseph Shavit
A photon experiences no time while crossing space, a result that reveals how relativity connects light, motion and the flow of time.
SpaceA beam of light can cross the entire universe in no time at allJoseph Shavit
NASA’s Juno spacecraft made the first direct measurements of the temperature beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io using the Microwave Radiometer, (MWR), invented and designed by Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Scott Bolton.
SpaceNASA’s Juno spacecraft finds temperatures surging just below Io’s volcanic surfaceJoseph Shavit
A meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home contains rare evidence of ancient salty water and organic molecules tied to life’s origins.
SpaceRare meteorite crashes into New Jersey home revealing clues to the origin of lifeJoseph Shavit
Simulated cosmic lenses trained a neural network to spot faint galaxy signals buried beneath brilliant quasars.
SpaceAstronomers use AI to discover seven rare quasar lens candidatesShy Cohen
The S2 meteorite impact devastated early Earth but may have supplied iron and phosphorus that helped microbial life recover.
SpaceMeteorite 200x larger than the dinosaur killer reshaped the course of evolution on EarthJoseph Shavit
NASA’s Perseverance took this selfie at “Witch Hazel Hill” on Jezero Crater’s rim on May 10, 2025. The small dark hole in the rock in front of the rover is the borehole made when the rover collected the “Bell Island” sample. The small puff of dust left of center and below the horizon line is a dust devil.
SpacePerseverance found a 245-foot Martian rock wall formed by asteroid impacts nearly 4 billion years agoJoseph Shavit
Schematic illustration of the hierarchical structure of the Universe, from a galaxy group (a collection of galaxies) to an individual galaxy and the supermassive black hole at its center.
SpacePowerful black hole pushes quasar’s winds across 300,000 light-yearsJoseph Shavit
The Falcon 9 moon impact may create a visible flash, towering dust plume and new crater near Einstein Crater on Aug. 5.
SpaceSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage is about to slam into the Moon on August 5Joshua Shavit
Einstein’s relativity explains why fast travelers age more slowly and why time never passes at one universal rate.
SpaceInside the strange physics of why time stops at the speed of lightJoseph Shavit