The James Webb Space Telescope recently celebrated its second birthday, as it began service on July 12, 2022. Here are the 10 best Webb photos to date to mark the occasion. Before diving into a series of images, it’s important to establish exactly what makes an image worthy of inclusion. Ultimately, it comes down to … Read more
Tourism is important to Spain’s economy but critics argue that the country is too dependent on it. SCOTT SIMON, EDITOR: What’s not to love about Spain? – Barcelona, Toledo, Madrid, 5,000 kilometers of coastline, paella, Rioja. But as Miguel Macias reports, some locals feel that their country is loved too much. MIGUEL MACIAS, BY NOTE: … Read more
The ruling Communist Party of China is holding an important meeting in Beijing to plan China’s development and modernization for the next five years. SCOTT SIMON, EDITOR: While the Republican Party held its convention in Milwaukee, this week, the ruling Communist Party of China held its important convention in Beijing. Party leaders have come together … Read more
Physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have succeeded in reproducing one of the most important results in quantum mechanics, known as the “Elitzur-Vaidman bomb tester.” It’s amazing that they achieved this in a primitive system, which means they saw a quantum effect in a system from everyday physics. This achievement raises the question: … Read more
Add / Renderings of the possible shape of LHS 1140 b, and a fraction of the ocean on the side facing its star. The world is included on the right for scale. Of all the possible exoplanets—terrestrial exoplanets larger than Earth—except an exoplanet orbiting a star only 40 years away in our galaxy of Cetus … Read more
To celebrate 25 years of covering countless advances in space science and astronomy, Space.com hosted live what can be called a panel to discuss some of the most influential discoveries and those yet to come. Joining Space.com’s Editor-in-Chief, Tariq Malik, who moderated the discussion, were three panelists, including Dr. Sara Seager, astronomer and professor at … Read more
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured parked in the forward port of the Harmony module. This long-term photo was taken at night from the orbital station as it flew 256 kilometers above the Arabian Sea off the coast of … Read more
Astronauts face many dangers during spaceflight, such as microgravity and radiation. Microgravity can reduce bone strength, and radiation can cause cancer. However, those are chronic effects. The greatest danger to astronauts is fire, as escape would be difficult on a long journey to Mars or anywhere beyond Low Earth Orbit. Scientists are researching how fire … Read more
The Fed is likely to start cutting interest rates in the coming months, with good reason. Last week it sounded like a victory against high inflation: Now we have not had an increase in prices to the general inflation rate for two months.1 Some experts still aren’t convinced it’s time to take the win just … Read more
Solar scientists have seen signs that the next solar cycle is beginning. This is even after it has been around for another six years, and the current solar cycle (Cycle 25) continues. The current solar cycle is expected to reach its peak or “solar maximum” in mid-2025 when our star’s gravity will change and its … Read more