Science

Red Mars meets bright Spica in the sunset sky this week.

Workers at NASA are planning a third “Save NASA” protest at agency headquarters in D.C. on Sept. 15, as job cuts, Trump’s union-busting order and FY26 budget proposals fuel fears of lasting damage.

“Although this doesn’t rule out the possibility that Enceladus’ ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious in making that assumption just because of the composition of the plumes.”

Are nerds the caring ones? High school stereotypes suggest that athletes score more popularity points than marching band members, debaters or leaders in the student council, but research from Rutgers finds that so-called “geeky” activities may do more to cultivate…

The Sun blew out a coronal mass ejection along with part of a solar filament over a three-hour period on Feb. 24, 2015. Because this occurred way over near the edge of the Sun, it was unlikely to have any…

Honolulu is pictured here beside a calm sea in 2017. A JPL technology recently detected and confirmed a tsunami up to 45 minutes prior to detection by tide gauges in Hawaii, and it estimated the speed of the wave to…

It’s time to boldly go further than ever before with a Bridge Crew sequel for everyone, whether they have a holodeck strapped to their face or not.

Women with disabilities who are exposed to intimate partner violence are doubly affected—both by abuse and by the inadequacy of society’s support system. This is shown in a new thesis at Umeå University with recommendations for structural changes.

Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm—including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback from politicians, policymakers and university boards, despite a myriad of issues…

The Pleiades will appear close to the moon before midnight on Sept. 12.