by rpuser | Mar 9, 2026 | Space
A meteorite has crashed through the roof of a house in the city of Koblenz in the west of Germany after a spectacular fireball lit up the night sky above western Europe on Sunday evening, March 8. More than 2,800 sightings of the fireball have been reported to the...
by rpuser | Mar 9, 2026 | Space
Astronomers have produced one of the most accurate, comprehensive cosmic maps ever made, revealing a brilliant “sea of light” that permeated the early universe. Unlike other universal maps, this 3D representation is composed of light emitted by a single...
by rpuser | Mar 9, 2026 | Space
The powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed never-before-seen details of a cosmic “cranium” made of the glowing remains of a dying star. This brainy object, named PMR 1, is a planetary nebula — an expanding shell of ionized gas and dust...
by rpuser | Mar 9, 2026 | Space
Scientists have found a potential shortcut for identifying stars that host planets. The technique, based on specific signals in starlight, could make it easier to search for exoplanets, according to a new study. The team has already used their new method to turn up...
by rpuser | Mar 9, 2026 | Health
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt presented a forceful analysis of the damage smartphones and social media are doing to our cognition, our civic fabric, and our children’s wellbeing, while calling for renewed action to ward off their effects, in the latest of MIT’s...
