Blood Moon 2026: Where to live stream next week’s total lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will be visible in parts of North America from March 2nd to 3rd, but not everyone is guaranteed to see it. In some locations, visibility may be obscured by sunlight or clouds. The moon’s low position relative to the horizon during a solar eclipse can also cause problems. Thankfully, no matter […]
Incomplete remains of world’s ‘youngest’ impact crater found hiding in Chinese forests — Earth seen from space
simple facts Where is it? Yilan Crater, Heilongjiang Province, China [46.38232967, 129.31209278] What is in the photo? Unfinished ruins of the world’s youngest impact structure Which satellite took the photo?Landsat 8 When was the photo taken? October 8, 2021 This impressive satellite photo shows a recently discovered meteor crater in China. It is probably the […]
2,800-year-old mass grave of women and children discovered in Serbia reveals ‘brutal, deliberate and efficient’ violence
Archaeologists have analyzed a mass grave in southeastern Europe that contained the bodies of women and children who were violently murdered 2,800 years ago. This tomb may hold the key to understanding the evolution of strategic group violence during the Early Iron Age, researchers report in a new study. The tomb was excavated at the […]
NASA plans to bring Artemis rocket back for emergency repairs after further delays
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include NASA’s announcement that Artemis II’s target rollback will be Wednesday (February 25), one day later than originally scheduled due to windy weather. NASA has postponed its historic Artemis II moon exploration mission again after the space agency’s lunar rocket encountered a helium flow problem on Friday […]
Lotus shoes: small footwear for Chinese women who were tied down as children
simple facts Name: Lotus shoes What is it: very small shoes Origin: China Manufacture date: between 1000 and 1950 More than 1,000 years ago, during the Chinese dynasty, many young girls bound their toes tightly with gauze to give the appearance of delicate feet. The earliest preserved examples of petite footwear known as “lotus shoes” […]
Scientists discover ancient black holes are breaking the universe’s ‘velocity limit’, casting doubt on multiple theories
Amazingly voracious black holes from the dawn of the universe break two big rules. Not only does it exceed the “rate limit” for black hole growth, it also produces extreme X-ray and radio emissions, two characteristics that are not predicted to coexist. The object, a quasar known as ID830, is an extremely bright and active […]
Powerful software can reduce the time required to simulate large molecule reactions from weeks to just minutes.
A powerful quantum chemistry engine is now available to help scientists tackle complex chemical problems. The new technology has the potential to significantly speed up research in drug discovery, materials science and other fields, claims the system’s developer, QDX. QDX representatives said in a statement that the Extreme Scale Electronic Structure System (EXESS) can perform […]
A rare “planetary parade” returns to the evening sky this week
A parade of planets is about to take six of Earth’s neighbors into the night sky at once. But it’s not easy to see. According to NASA, if you have a clear, unobstructed sky looking due west on Saturday, February 28, Saturn’s two inner planets, Venus and Mercury, will be visible in the night sky, […]
Why is there a desert next to the sea?
When you imagine a desert, you probably imagine a vast, empty landscape far from water. But surprisingly, some of the driest places on Earth are right next to the ocean. The Atacama River in Chile and the Namib River in southern Africa both run along coastlines. So how did this extreme desert form in a […]
Scientists may have witnessed a star collapsing directly into a black hole without exploding first
The theory is that a star could collapse directly into a black hole without first exploding as a supernova. In fact, this is relatively common. However, despite this, astronomers have found little observational evidence to support this. But it could also have happened in our neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, and astronomers almost missed it. In […]