Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department…

Investigators funded in part by NIAMS have identified a novel type of cartilage cell that may have implications for regenerative medicine and could inform future therapeutic treatments for arthritis and other cartilage diseases. The team of investigators, led by Maksim…

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals clouds of gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light-years away. ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray The universe is a dusty place, as this NASA/ESA Hubble…

NASA and its international partners are making progress on Gateway – the lunar space station that will orbit the Moon as a centerpiece of the agency’s Moon to Mars architecture. Through the Artemis campaign, NASA will send astronauts on missions…

The spiral galaxy UGC 5460 shines in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. UGC 5460 sits about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Jacobson-Galán, A. Filippenko, J. Mauerhan The sparkling spiral galaxy gracing…

KILAUEA (VNUM #332010) 19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m) Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE Activity Summary:   The summit eruption of Kīlauea remains paused in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Another episode is…

What would happen if a 500-meter asteroid hit Earth? Scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics modeled the aftermath, revealing a dramatic plunge into an “impact winter” with temperatures dropping by 4°C, rainfall decreasing by 15%, and ozone depletion…

NASA and its partners recently tested an aircraft guidance system that could help planes maintain a precise course even while flying at high speeds up to 500 mph. The instrument is Soxnav, the culmination of more than 30 years of…

Hubble captured this image of supernova SN 2022abvt (the pinkish-white dot at image center) about two months after it was discovered in 2022. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz) A supernova and its host galaxy are the…

The Moon will pass into Earth’s shadow and appear to turn red on the night of March 13 or early in the morning of March 14, depending on time zone. Here’s what you need to know about the total lunar…

By Mara Johnson-Groh NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Key Points The May 2024 solar storm created two new temporary belts of high-energy particles surrounding Earth. Such belts have been seen before, but the new ones were particularly long…

Layers in its shell absorb high-energy waves, preventing cracking and tissue damage By Jake Buehler The peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) has powerful, hammer-like weaponry (outer tan and white limbs, folded with bulbous orange clubs tucked underneath) used to pulverize…