Telescope sees binary star’s beautiful rainbow spectra | Space photo of the day for Oct. 2, 2025
A new rainbow spectrum from the STELES instrument on Chile’s SOAR Telescope captures Eta Carinae in unprecedented detail.
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A new rainbow spectrum from the STELES instrument on Chile’s SOAR Telescope captures Eta Carinae in unprecedented detail.
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted to continue tonight.
Astronomers used the Very Large Telescope to find exoplanet Cha 1107-7627 which is consuming gas and dust at an incredibly fast rate.
The discovery strengthens the case for a new mission to orbit and land on Enceladus and search for evidence of life.
Donald Trump’s assault on science could threaten the United States’ position as the world’s leading research nation and have knock-on effects worldwide, Nobel Prize officials in Sweden told AFP.
Western cultures tend to view teens as moody, irresponsible, and rebellious. However, in China and in other cultures, the teen years are viewed more positively and seen as a time of learning how to become responsible and fulfilling family obligations.
Fresh analysis of Cassini data has revealed new complex organic molecules inside ice grains spewing from Enceladus. These discoveries strengthen the case that the moon’s underground ocean hosts chemistry similar to life’s building blocks on Earth. Scientists now believe Enceladus…
BMJ Group has pulled a widely reported apple cider vinegar weight-loss study after experts uncovered major flaws in its data and analysis. Attempts to replicate the results failed, and irregularities raised questions about the trial’s reliability. The authors admitted mistakes…
An unstable group of asteroids orbiting near Venus could threaten Earth — but not for a few thousand years
Price-fixing, bribery, and fraud are leading forms of corporate crime. Since the early 2000s, deferred or non-prosecution agreements (D/NPAs) have increasingly been used in the U.S. and elsewhere to deal with some of these cases, not without controversy.