A cataclysmic volcanic eruption is one of the most violent and disruptive things our planet can do.
Vast clouds of ash and gas burst into the atmosphere, while blisteringly hot molten rock surges up… [+4678 chars]

A cataclysmic volcanic eruption is one of the most violent and disruptive things our planet can do.

ScienceAlert

A Massive Volcano Destroyed Methane in The Sky, And Scientists Are Stunned - ScienceAlert

The largest-ever survey of physicists from around the worldreleased todayshows a distinct lack of consensus across many of physics's most important questions, from the nature of black holes and dark … [+3366 chars]

The largest-ever survey of physicists from around the world—released today—shows a distinct lack of consensus across many of physics's most important questions, from the nature of black holes and dark matter, to the still-incomplete unification of Einstein's …

Phys.Org

Largest-ever survey of physicists puts Standard Model of cosmology under scrutiny - Phys.org

SpaceX’s first Starship V3 rocket stands at Launch Pad 2 prior to a fueling demonstration on Monday, May 11, 2026. Image: SpaceX
SpaceX is now targeting no earlier than Tuesday, May 19, for the long… [+5658 chars]

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX targets May 19 for debut of Starship Version 3, Launch Pad 2 - Spaceflight Now

"Rather than 'icy' or 'rocky,' we should simply call them minor giants."

Space.com

Uranus and Neptune could be full of rocks, new study suggests - Space

Scientists have taken the largest ever image of the Milky Way. The image shows spectacular detail of our home in the universe, and offers scientists a color-coded guide to some of the most mysterious… [+43864 chars]

Scientists have taken the largest ever image of the Milky Way. The image shows spectacular detail of our home in the universe, and offers scientists a color-coded guide to some of the most mysterious corners of our galaxy.

WBUR

The hidden chemistry at the heart of the Milky Way - WBUR

Dark matter is thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, but the only way it interacts with its surroundings is through gravity. If two colliding black holes spiral through a dense regio… [+8600 chars]

Dark matter is thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, but the only way it interacts with its surroundings is through gravity. If two colliding black holes spiral through a dense region of dark matter and merge, gravitational waves rippling acr…

Gravitational waves from colliding black holes may allow detection of dark matter - Phys.org

Every year, the Capture the Atlas Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest brings together some of the most striking night sky images from photographers all over the world. Curated by photographer … [+29295 chars]

Every year, the Capture the Atlas Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest brings together some of the most striking night sky images from photographers al...

Boredpanda.com

The Universe In 25 Photos Captured By The Finalists Of The Milky Way Photographer Of The Year Contest - AOL.com

Lurking throughout the distant cosmos beyond the solar system, researchers recently found what they believe could be another whopping 10,000 planets orbiting suns that aren't our own.
The Milky Way … [+5487 chars]

Using a new technique that partly relies on artificial intelligence, researchers spotted potentially more than 10,000 new exoplanets.

USA Today

Scientists may have just found 10,000 planets beyond our solar system - Yahoo

The universe may not be perfectly uniform after all, a new series of papers hints. If confirmed, this could upend a nearly 100-year-old model of cosmology.

Live Science

Physicists find possible errors in 100-year-old model of the universe - Live Science

NASAs Curiosity rover has overcome one of the more unusual mechanical challenges of its mission after a large Martian rock became lodged on the rovers drill system for several days. The incident, con… [+3872 chars]

NASA’s Curiosity rover faced an unusual challenge after a large Martian rock became stuck to its drill, forcing engineers into a delicate recovery operation millions of miles away.

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

NASA’s Curiosity Gets Unprecedented View of Mars Rock After Unexpected Drill Mishap on the Red Planet - The Daily Galaxy

Attention, skywatchers! Auroras might pop up in your area tonight, especially if you're located in the northern U.S.
Thanks to the possible arrival of a glancing coronal mass ejection (CME)an expuls… [+1390 chars]

Thanks to the possible arrival of a glancing coronal mass ejection, the northern lights could appear across the skies tonight. Here's where you need to look up.

Martha Stewart

Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across Parts of the US Tonight—See If Your State Made the List - marthastewart.com

Earths mantle appears to be leaking a little along Central Africa. If this continues to develop, this rift could grow into a new tectonic plate boundarysplitting the African continent in half.
In a … [+3579 chars]

If the rift keeps growing larger, the African continent could end up splitting in half, researchers say.

Gizmodo.com

Scientists Think Africa May Be Cracking Along a New Tectonic Plate Boundary - Gizmodo

Matter behaves strangely under extreme conditions, and often, remnants of these behaviors are left behind even when conditions return to normal. The Trinity nuclear test in 1945 left behind such remn… [+6227 chars]

Matter behaves strangely under extreme conditions, and often, remnants of these behaviors are left behind even when conditions return to normal. The Trinity nuclear test in 1945 left behind such remnants, and now, 80 years after the explosion, researchers hav…

80 years after the Trinity nuclear test, scientists identify new molecule-trapping crystal formed in the blast - Phys.org

A newly-discovered asteroid, dubbed 2026 JH2, is about to have a very close encounter with Earth, coming so close that it should be visible to observers on our planet with some fairly modest equipmen… [+2398 chars]

Discovered a few days ago, the asteroid will soon be visible in the sky, reaching magnitude 11.5 on its very close approach to the Earth.

IFLScience

Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About To Have A Very Close Encounter With Earth, At A Distance Of Just 0.00064 AU - IFLScience

Ahem, *puts on best David Attenborough impression*: Here, we see a remora hitching a ride on a manta ray. These suckerfish are equipped with mouths made for clinging, but its not interested in riding… [+3071 chars]

The rare behavior was seen 7 times in 15 years. That’s 7 times too many in our book.

"The Manta Ray Briefly Shuddered": Remoras Filmed Entering Manta Rays' Butts For The First Time - IFLScience

Dozens of scientists have banded together to pen scathing research letters to the journal Science about the publication of a study claiming the 14,500-year-old Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile is much younger than shown.

'Speculation' and 'egregious failure': 30 researchers publish scathing critiques of study that questioned date of early human occupation of Monte Verde in Chile - Live Science

Space debris orbiting Earth loses altitude more rapidly when the Sun becomes highly active, a study published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Scienceshas found. Scientists observed that once sola… [+4235 chars]

Scientists just found a strange solar effect that makes space junk fall back to Earth much faster than expected. And the discovery came from debris that’s been floating in orbit since the 1960s.

Old Space Junk From the 1960s Just Revealed a Hidden Effect of the Sun on Earth’s Orbit - The Daily Galaxy

The centerpiece of the High Performance Spaceflight Computing project is a new radiation-hardened, high-performance processor, designed to provide up to 100 times the computational capacity of curren… [+4085 chars]

As part of a commercial partnership, the project is developing a sophisticated chip that will give spacecraft the processing capabilities to think for themselves.

NASA

Hello Universe: NASA’s Next-Gen Space Processor Undergoes Testing - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)

Liftoff is scheduled for 6:50 p.m. ET on Wednesday (May 13).

Watch SpaceX launch 6,500 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station on May 13 - Space

Using a new technique that can create vacancies at any site across a material and then shrink it to about 1/2,000 of its original volume, MIT researchers have designed nanotechnology devices that cou… [+7497 chars]

Using a new technique that can create vacancies at any site across a material and then shrink it to about 1/2,000 of its original volume, MIT researchers have designed nanotechnology devices that could be used for optical computing and other applications invo…