Opposition Saturn 2025: How to see the best and brightest environments all year round
The best time to see Saturn is almost here. On September 21st, the reverberating planet reaches the opposite. In other words, the Earth is placed directly between Saturn and the Sun. (In other words, it is on the other side of the Earth, like the Sun.) At that moment, the Sun, Earth, and Saturn form […]
Comet Swan R2: Space Lock hiding behind the sun may be visible without binoculars this October
A comet with a long tail has been discovered near the sun, and some astronomers have predicted it will be visible to the naked eye in mid-October. That may mean that two bright comets can be seen in the night sky at the same time at the peak of the meteor shower. The COMET C/2025 […]
CDC Committee votes to change measles vaccine guidance for young children
The impactful Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) committee has issued new recommendations on measles, mumps, levelera and water cell (MMRV) vaccines. The committee’s members are called the Vaccination Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP), and have recently been changed under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACIP […]
Brazilian Jaguar destroys the longest documented swimming record of the species
The Brazilian Jaguar has been recorded for record-breaking swimming up to 1.54 miles (2.48 kilometers). The distance is well beyond the Jaguar’s verified record of approximately 650 feet (200 meters), according to the study authors. Jaguars (Panseraonka) are skilled swimmers, often living in rainforest areas surrounded by rivers that are frequently overflowing with banks. They […]
According to physicists, there is a 90% chance that a black hole will explode within 10 years
Star black holes form from large-scale star collapses at the end of life, usually weighing 3-50 times the mass of the sun. When the star runs out of fuel, it explodes with supernova, leaving behind a very dense area, leaving nothing to escape and even light. In contrast, primitive black holes are the theoretical objects […]
RFK’s select advisors are coming to the vaccine schedule for childhood. Here’s what you need to know.
The influential center of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., reconfigured Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vaccine Advisory Committee will meet Thursday and Friday (September 18 and 19) to discuss changes to childhood vaccine schedules. Experts say these changes could make American children healthier. Thursday’s Advisory Committee on Vaccination […]
“We won’t go back to the bottle and push that genie against us”: readers believe it’s too late to stop the progression of AI
Should humanity pull the brakes of artificial intelligence (AI) before putting our survival at risk? Public opinion is being split into its future, as technology continues to change industry and everyday life, making it more feasible to the outlook for AI models that are consistent with human intelligence. But what do we do when AI […]
What are the “magic numbers” in nuclear physics, and why are they so powerful?
Some atoms are stable, while others appear to fall apart. Lead-208 will probably last forever, but the synthetic isotope Technetium-99 will be present for just a few hours. The difference lies in the structure of the nuclei of atoms, where a certain “magic number” of nuclear particles creates isotopes that are particularly resistant to radioactive […]
Even a short exposure to air pollution can push the placenta into an inflammatory state, lab studies suggest
Even a brief exposure to air pollution can alter the structure of the placenta and push organs into inflammatory states, recent laboratory studies have found. Scientists already knew that particles found in air pollution would reach the placenta and be taken up by immune cells there. “There is no doubt that particles accumulate in the […]
Giant flightless birds live all over the world. Now we know how they got there – and it has something to do with the “unusual” ancestors
Ostriches, emus, rheas and other large, flightless birds are located on six lands separated from the sea, but the way in which such a distant apart location was reached without the ability to fly remains a permanent mystery. One idea was that the ancestors of this group of birds known as the Paleognaths had just […]