Super bright ‘Comet Lemon’ flies in aurora borealis over Scotland during surprise solar storm
Days before its closest approach to Earth in more than 1,000 years, the super-bright comet C/2025 A6 (Lemon) was photographed over the Scottish Highlands, appearing to fly through a swirl of Technicolor auroras that suddenly exploded into the night sky. Photographer Alan Tough captured this stunning shot early Saturday morning (October 18) from his backyard […]
Scientists discover first direct evidence that fragments of ‘proto-Earth’ may survive today
Fragments of a hellish, lava-covered protoplanet that existed before Earth 4.5 billion years ago remain intact in ancient rock, a groundbreaking new study has revealed. The findings, published Oct. 14 in the journal Nature Geoscience, show that these fragments contain distinct traces of potassium, which scientists have not seen in any other rocks or meteorites […]
Quantum computing’s ‘lie detector’ conclusively proves these machines are exploiting Einstein’s creepy behavior from a distance, rather than just faking it
Researchers have developed an experimental method to determine whether the functions performed by quantum computers are the result of quantum mechanics or just a clever twist on classical physics. In a groundbreaking study published on April 22, 2025 in the journal Physical Review This “quantum lie detector,” as the researchers described it, was created by […]
A pair of ‘sacred’ islands in an eerie green African lake holds centuries-old relics and a mummified emperor — Earth as seen from space
simple facts Where is it? Deku and Daga, Ethiopia [11.907552854, 37.285011102] What is in the photo? A pair of islands floating in the middle of green Lake Tana Who took the photo? An unknown astronaut aboard the International Space Station When was the photo taken? January 2, 2017 This interesting astronaut photo shows two islands […]
‘It’s really an extraordinary story,’ historian Steven Tuck says of the Romans he tracked who survived the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius
The eerie casts of the victims of the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius paint a desolate picture of the destruction the volcano wrought on ancient cities near modern Naples. Pompeii became a 2,000-year-old time capsule when the city was frozen underneath layers of pumice, ash and pyroclastic flows. Over the span of two centuries, […]
What is this mysterious light that is sometimes seen on the moon?
On the night of April 19, 1787, astronomer William Herschel noticed an hour of light as bright as the Orion Nebula emanating from the unlit new moon. He likely witnessed a “lunar surface transient” (TLP), a short-term change in the appearance of parts of the moon’s surface. TLP includes blanching, reddish or purple spots, and […]
‘Rainbow on a chip’ could help curb AI’s energy needs – it was created by accident
A lab accident prompts engineers to develop a chip that fires a powerful rainbow-colored laser beam. This could help data centers better manage the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) data. The new photonics chip contains an industrial-grade laser light source combined with a precisely engineered optical circuit that shapes and stabilizes the light before splitting […]
Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruption
A newly discovered way to monitor the movement of magma beneath Mount Etna could help scientists predict when it will erupt. Mount Etna, located on the Italian island of Sicily, is Europe’s largest active volcano. Humans have been recording its activity for the past 2,700 years, but the volcano’s history of eruptions dates back 500,000 […]
Easter Island statues may have ‘walked’ thanks to ‘pendulum mechanics’, study finds it took just 15 people to ‘walk’
Easter Island’s giant Moai statues could have ‘walked’ with just three things: a small group of people, a long rope and the use of pendulum mechanics, a new study has found. Researchers have long debated how the indigenous people of Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, moved the giant human-faced Moai statues, which average […]
The new Smart Ring is a new way to control your computer. We’re also keeping the humble mouse firmly in our sights.
Researchers have developed a lightweight computer mouse that wears on your finger like a ring and can run for more than a month on a single charge. The device, called picoRing, weighs just 0.18 ounces (5 grams) and is designed as a discreet, low-power alternative to traditional mice. Its inventors initially considered it as a […]