Category: Science
Planets Scream as They’re Ripped Apart, Scientists Say
Brutal! Oh, the Humanity An accidentally-poignant study suggests that some planets may emit a scream-like blast of cosmic radio waves as they crumble out of existence. In a new interview…
Absolute Unit! The Largest Comet Ever Spotted Is Headed Our Way
“It’s big and it’s blacker than coal.” NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has made a spectacular new observation: what appears to be the largest comet ever discovered, at an astonishing 80…
Astronomers Detect Galactic Laser Coming From Deep Space
Hey, where’s that coming from?! Megamaser A team of astronomers have discovered a laser — technically a “megamaser” — coming from a whopping five billion light years from Earth, making…
NASA Releases Hubble Image of Most Distant Star Ever Seen
“We almost didn’t believe it at first…” Star Power Following a week of hype after NASA teased the release of a historic Hubble Space Telescope image, it’s finally here —…
Huge “Cannibal” Solar Explosion Will Make Northern Lights Visible in Areas That Normally Never See Them
If you live in these areas, take a look at the sky tonight. Northern Lights If you live in the Northern part of the United States and catch a glimpse…
NASA Scientist Creates New Message for Aliens, Including Human DNA
“An updated, binary-coded message has been developed for transmission to extraterrestrial intelligences…” Hello Out There! Scientists have been writing notes to aliens since 1974, but — as far as we…
A Huge “Canyon of Fire” Just Opened Up on the Sun
It’s absolutely massive. Canyon of Fire Hot gases swirling on the surface of the Sun are caught in an endless dance of roiling plasma that occasionally escapes our star’s atmosphere…
Scientist Says That Dark Matter May Be Information Itself
Okay, that’s a fascinating idea. Info Dump There’s no shortage of debate about the nature of dark matter, a mysterious substance that many physicists believe makes up a large proportion…
Physicists Create Freakish New Type of Ice
Wait, wasn’t this the plot to that one Kurt Vonnegut novel? Ice Man Cometh Science can do almost anything these days — including apparently creating a new type of ice.…
Startup Says It’s Created an Actual “Invisibility Shield”
Oh, and you can buy one right now. Invisibility Shield A British startup claims to have created a real world “invisibility shield” that doesn’t even need power to operate. Think…