The ground beneath the New York City area, including the borough of Queens pictured here, moves fractions of an inch each year. The movements are a legacy of the Ice Age and also due to human land use. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Using space-based radar, scientists have found that the land in New York is sinking at…
Science and exploration 02/10/2023 6084 views 37 like New images of the Orion Nebula from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have been included in ESA ESASky an application that has a user-friendly interface for visualizing and downloading astronomical data. One of the brightest nebulae in the night sky is Messier 42, the Orion Nebula,…
Oliverio and Rappaport conducted field research over the summer in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park, which contains many hydrothermal features. Credit: Syracuse University Syracuse University biologists are investigating the processes that allow microbial eukaryotes to thrive in the harsh environment of a geothermal lake. It is estimated that there are about 8.7 million people living…
Tensions are high in consciousness research, with more than 100 researchers criticizing Integrated Information Theory (IIT) as pseudoscientific. While IIT suggests that consciousness is more widespread than traditionally believed, critics argue that its broad claims lack comprehensive empirical support. Moreover, while IITs uniquely combine scientific and philosophical perspectives, some researchers believe that this blending could…
lifestyle By Michael Lee, Fox News Published October 1, 2023, 6:15 a.m. ET NASA has revealed new photos of one of Saturn’s 146 moons named Pan in the shape of a ravioli. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has dropped never-before-seen photos of one of Saturn’s moons as it compares them…
October 2023 offers a celestial treat with a remarkable ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse, a captivating planetary alignment and the launch of NASA’s Psyche mission to explore a unique asteroid. What are some sky-watching highlights in October 2023? The “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse across America on October 14th is the highlight of the month!…
The researchers captured recordings of the echidna cooing, grunting and other sounds. But there’s a twist: they only do this during breeding season. The discovery provides solid evidence that these spiky, termite-eating, egg-laying creatures from Australia are capable of vocalization, a topic of debate among scientists for years. Wild short-beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus) in Dryandra…
How massive is the Milky Way? It’s an easy question that’s hard to answer. Imagine a single cell in your body trying to determine your total weight and you’ll get an idea of how difficult it can be. Despite the challenges, a new study has calculated the exact mass of our galaxy, and it’s smaller…
As many of us know, movies and TV shows don’t always aim for realism when it comes to depicting certain scientific laws or natural phenomena. This notion is especially true when it comes to massive blockbuster movies. (I’m looking at you, fast and furious series.) The Guardians of the Galaxy series—a trio of comic book-inspired…
On Tuesday, when scientists lifted the lid of OSIRIS-REx — the spacecraft that recently visited Bennaasteroid that could collide with Earth in 2182 – scientists have found something so stunning that it literally “gasp” at the “scientific treasure trove” just discovered inside. These quotes were taken from a post on X (formerly Twitter) by NASA’s…
