‘Secret island’ on sun sparks surprise solar storm and stunning auroras across the US (photos)
A hidden magnetic island inside a coronal hole unleashed a surprise G3 storm, sparking dazzling displays across the US.
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Forget supercomputers — scientists say a laptop could map the universe in minutes
A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe’s large-scale structure without sacrificing intricate details.
Deinfluencing shapes how we think about shopping and our economy
Valued at more than US$250 billion, the influencer industry is the center of the digital economy.
‘We have to fully fund NASA’: Lawmaker joins space agency employees in protest outside DC headquarters
Chants of “Save NASA!” echoed through downtown Washington, D.C., Monday(Sept. 15) as agency workers and supporters rallied outside NASA headquarters.
Childhood affluence and adversity affect kids’ chances to become leaders, study shows
Children from affluent families are more likely to grow up to occupy formal leadership positions by their mid-20s than those from families facing adversity, a new Concordia-led study shows.
Sexual misconduct in science may not face same penalties as research fraud
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NASA, Partners Push Forward with Remotely Piloted Airspace Integration
NASA researchers Matt Gregory, right, Arwa Awiess, center, and Andrew Guion, left, discuss live flight data being ingested at the Mission Visualization and Research Control Center (MVRCC) at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley on Aug. 21, 2025.…
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Kids less likely to be expelled from preschool when parents cooperate with teacher, study shows
Children who are expelled from preschool are subsequently more likely to experience academic failure and enter what scientists and advocates call the “cradle-to-prison pipeline,” meaning that these children tend to follow a trajectory away from school and toward the criminal…
‘Totally unexpected’: Stunning new imagery shows big changes in the 1st black hole ever captured by humanity (photo, video)
Newly released images of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 show that the plasma that swirls around it has unexpectedly reversed directions.