Meet Katie Bouman, One Woman Who Helped Make the World’s First Image of a Black Hole
The space was tiny and hot. On a fateful day last summer, Katie Bouman and three fellow researchers filed into a small room at Harvard …
The Eye of Sauron? A Blurry Bagel? The Internet’s Black Hole Memes Are Out of This World
The first picture of a black hole was released Wednesday, marking a giant feat for science — and, because this is the internet, paving the …
Cost of Natural Disasters Could Top $300 Billion by 2030, Report Says
The cost of natural disasters worldwide could hit $314 billion annually by 2030, up from around $250 billion now, as urban expansion continues at a …
Hurricane Matthew Could Make a U-Turn and Hit Florida Twice
Most hurricanes that hit the East Coast barrel north from the Caribbean, make landfall, and then eventually drift out into the Atlantic Ocean. But that …
See an Eye-Popping Selfie From Mars
Nothing on Mars comes easy—and that includes the straightforward business of taking a selfie. The Curiosity rover has been trundling through the Martian dunes for …
Watch This ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse Block the Sun Over Africa
A halo of sun shone above parts of Africa on Thursday as the moon glided between the sun and the Earth, causing an annular or …
BPA Is Still Present in 60% of Cans in the U.S.: Study
Click:Redispersible latex powder RDP Non-profit campaigns and health-advocacy groups have devoted years to alerting the public about how the chemical Bisphenol A, known as BPA, …
A Meteor Killed a Guy, but Here’s Why You’re Not Next
New Concord, Ohio was not the place to be standing outside on May 1, 1860—at least if you were a horse. It was in that …
See a New Space Radar’s Beautiful First Image
The latest European space radar produced its first image Thursday, after only being online for two hours. Sentinel-1B launched April 25 and produced the image …
Take a Look Around Mars with NASA’s 360° Video
NASA has released a panorama still video from its Curiosity Mars rover. Through a mouse or mobile screen, users can explore a part of Mars …