The Webb Telescope provides a detailed view of carbon dust production in the binary star system, Wolf-Rayet 140, showing its rapid expansion and potential longevity, which could influence theories on… [+8770 chars]

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured the dynamic process of carbon-rich dust formation around Wolf-Rayet 140, a binary star system in our galaxy. How is carbon, a key building block of life, produced and distributed across space? Us…

SciTechDaily

Rings of Creation: Webb Maps the Milky Way’s Hidden Carbon Factories - SciTechDaily

What may have been an ancient shoreline has signs of a water-driven transformation.

Ars Technica

Field of mounds on Mars may be sign of erosion at the edge of an ocean - Ars Technica

Solar storms have attracted curiosity for centuries. People often admire the bright colors they cause in the sky, but they rarely suspect that these same solar events can bring widespread outages tha… [+4423 chars]

Solar storms pose a rising threat to power grids, satellites, and communications. Experts call for urgent preventive measures.

Earth.com

Next big solar storm could plunge the world into darkness - Earth.com

WASHINGTON The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis.
President Donald Trump, in his inau… [+3028 chars]

The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis.

SpaceNews

Second Trump administration begins with confusion on acting NASA leadership - SpaceNews

A massive aquifer is stored just beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades possibly the largest aquifer of its kind in the U.S., according to researchers at the University of… [+2524 chars]

The discovery could have implications for water users in the region as drought and extreme weather limit snowpacks, rainfall and water availability.

OregonLive

Researchers find huge aquifer hidden atop Oregon’s Cascade Range - The Seattle Times

Astronomers have recently uncovered hundreds of previously unknown supermassive black holes hidden in the depths of the universe. These black holes, which are buried behind dense clouds of gas and du… [+4890 chars]

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery: hundreds of elusive supermassive black holes hidden behind dense clouds of gas and dust. These cosmic giants, invisible to traditional telescopes, are rewriting what we know about the universe’s most mysteriou…

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

Astronomers Find Hundreds of 'Hidden' Black Holes — And There May Be Billions or Even Trillions More - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

In a revolutionary new study, scientists have employed an innovative approach to validate key moments from the Bible. By using archaeomagnetic dating, a method that examines the Earth’s ancient magne… [+4614 chars]

n a revolutionary new study, scientists have employed an innovative approach to validate key moments from the Bible.

Scientists Confirms Ancient Biblical Battles Using Groundbreaking Magnetic Dating Technique - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

The Hubble tension just got tenser — with new measurements revealing that the universe is expanding faster than our current understanding of physics can explain.
Over the past decade, cosmology has … [+4794 chars]

Astronomers have been confounded by recent evidence that the universe expanded at different rates throughout its life. New findings risk turning the tension into a crisis, scientists say.

Live Science

'Our model of cosmology might be broken': New study reveals the universe is expanding too fast for physics to explain - Livescience.com

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.
Measuring 3.3 million light-years from end-to-end, the cosmic megastructure w… [+5482 chars]

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

Phys.Org

'Troublesome' radio galaxy 32 times the size of Milky Way spotted - Phys.org

Chimpanzees tend to pee when others in their group do, in a phenomenon scientists have dubbed "contagious urination."
Because groups of people often go to the bathroom together too, and chimpanzees … [+3571 chars]

People often go to the bathroom in groups, and according to new research chimpanzees do the same, possibly to strengthen group social bonds.

'Contagious' peeing may have deep evolutionary roots, chimp study suggests - Livescience.com

An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals.
The researchers — led by experts from N… [+5380 chars]

"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite."

Space.com

Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem - Space.com

Different species thrive beneath the oceans than under the land.

Life is thriving in the subsurface depths of Earth - Ars Technica

After centuries of speculation, scientists have officially confirmed the existence of Zealandia, an enormous submerged continent that was lost to history for nearly 400 years. Spanning an incredible … [+6841 chars]

For nearly 400 years, scientists speculated about the existence of Zealandia, a massive landmass that mysteriously disappeared beneath the ocean. Now officially recognized as Earth’s eighth continent, this submerged world is rewriting what we know about our p…

Scientists Uncover Zealandia: The Hidden Continent Missing for 375 Years - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

The processes that form continental crust from the denser basaltic rocks of the upper mantle may make the lower lithosphere denser than the underlying mantle. One theory holds that the lower lithosph… [+2943 chars]

The processes that form continental crust from the denser basaltic rocks of the upper mantle may make the lower lithosphere denser than the underlying mantle. One theory holds that the lower lithosphere splits away and sinks into the mantle in a process calle…

Deep beneath California's Sierra Nevada, Earth's lithosphere may be peeling away - Phys.org

Dark matter can't be too heavy or it might break our best model of the universe, new research suggests.
We have an abundance of evidence that something fishy is happening in the universe. Stars orbi… [+4441 chars]

Because we haven't found anything yet, we've started to wonder if dark matter might be lighter or heavier than we thought.

'Heavy' dark matter would rip our understanding of the universe apart, new research suggests - Space.com

Beneath the muddy depths of the North Sea, scientists have uncovered an ancient, frozen world shaped by a massive Ice Age glacier that swept across the region around 1 million years ago. Using advanc… [+5931 chars]

Deep beneath the North Sea lies a hidden world shaped by a massive Ice Age glacier that once dominated the landscape. Recently uncovered by scientists, these ancient landforms are offering clues to a mysterious climatic shift that reshaped Earth over a millio…

Giant Glacial Features Unearthed Under the North Sea Rewrite Ice Age History - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new superconducting material. They combined iron, nickel, and zirconium, to create a new transition metal zirconide with different rat… [+3885 chars]

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new superconducting material. They combined iron, nickel, and zirconium, to create a new transition metal zirconide with different ratios of iron to nickel. The findings are published in the Jou…

Student project discovers superconductor with hallmark of unconventional superconductivity - Phys.org

The U.S.s return to the Moon with NASAs Artemis program will not be a mere stroll in the park. Instead it will be a perilous journey to a lunar location representing one of the most extreme environme… [+4030 chars]

Wearing the wrong shoe on Earth can lead to injury. Researchers still need to figure out the physical consequences of spending a long time walking around on the Moon.

The Conversation Africa

Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots − here’s why - The Conversation Indonesia

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question youd like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.
Why is the sky blue? Mariana A-E., age 11, Tucs… [+4198 chars]

Why is the sky blue? - The Conversation

As the new Trump administration takes the reins in the White House, there is feverish speculation about how its policies will reshape NASA's direction and priorities, as well as the wider space secto… [+7267 chars]

As the Trump administration returns to power, NASA faces a crossroads that could redefine its mission for decades to come.