Europa’s orbit is an ellipse, and the satellite’s shape is affected by Jupiter’s gravity, becoming deformed when it passes closer to Jupiter. This change in shape creates friction inside Europa, generating enormous amounts of heat in a mechanism known as tidal heating, which melts some of the ice and forms a vast internal ocean beneath […]
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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a hero was born: Leif Penguinson, a Rockhopper penguin on a mission to hide each week in scientifically interesting (and eye-poppingly beautiful) locations around the world. (Read more of Leif’s origin story — and enjoy every puzzle over the first three years — in our first round-up of […]
Washington DC After a months-long climb up the side of a crater on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has finally emerged on its rim — and now faces a 4-billion-year-old landscape never before explored on the red planet. Flying Mars rocks to Earth could cost an astronomical $11 billion “These are amongst the oldest rocks in […]
On Dec. 4, 2024, NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara, left, and Jasmin Moghbeli spent a moment in part of the Earth Information Center, an immersive experience combining live NASA data sets with innovative data visualization and storytelling at NASA Headquarters in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard […]
Team Roc, Roc Nation’s social justice division, has announced the launch of a new true crime podcast called “Corruption Uncovered” that will investigate and examine the misconduct and systemic failures within the criminal justice system in Kansas City, Kansas. The inaugural episode of the weekly series will be available on Dec. 6. According to the announcement, […]
RGB NIRCam image of Westerlund 1. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2411.13051 An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a supermassive Galactic open cluster known as Westerlund 1. Results of the observational campaign, presented in a paper published Nov. 20 on the arXiv preprint server, yield important insights […]
Jason Miller/Getty Images Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is examining his surgical options after rupturing his Achilles in Sunday’s 21-14 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, according to Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot. Cabot reported Monday that Watson is “currently exploring the ‘speed bridge’ technique that Watson’s shoulder surgeon, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, used on Jets quarterback Aaron […]
Dr. Jennifer Fridley, director of Texas A&M University’s Veterinary Medical Park, is collaborating on melanoma treatment research that explores light and ultrasound therapies to fight skin cancer in pigs. Credit: Texas A&M University Texas A&M University researchers are collaborating on a new project that studies how ultrasound and light can treat melanomas in pigs. Recent […]
On a late July afternoon in Bloomington, Indiana, I stood on stage in a darkened theatre, looking over a sea of unknown faces. As a researcher focused on environmental challenges — normally, I study how communities respond to climate change — I was amazed to find myself introducing an international film festival. I wound up […]
