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 …
Massive Heat Wave Expected to Hit Much of the U.S. Next Week
Weather forecasters are predicting a massive heat wave beginning next week that will bring unusually warm summer temperatures from coast to coast in the United …
Watch the Total Solar Eclipse In 34 Seconds
Skygazers in Southeast Asia had a front row seat as a total solar eclipse engulfed the area in complete darkness for a few minutes on …
See a Stunning Moonlight Photo of the Blizzard from Space
Visibility was low for most people during this weekend’s winter storm, but NASA had a clear view of the blizzard from above. NASA released this …
Why U.S. Science Teachers Struggle to Teach Climate Change
Science teachers in the U.S. often botch lessons on climate change, hampered by conservative values in their community and their own lack of knowledge on …
Rats, Possums and Stoats Beware! New Zealand Goes to War Against Invasive Pests
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key on Monday announced a program to make the Pacific Ocean nation “predator free” by 2050, ridding its islands entirely …
Humans Have Caused Global Warming for Longer Than We Thought
People have been contributing to global warming since the mid-nineteenth century, decades before scientists previously estimated, according to new research published in the journal Nature. …
Watch a ‘Gorilla’ on the Loose in the International Space Station
American astronaut Scott Kelly, who has a knack for keeping things interesting aboard the International Space Station, recently dressed up in a giant gorilla suit …
Small Moon Discovered Orbiting Dwarf Planet Makemake
Scientists have discovered a small moon orbiting Makemake, a dwarf planet found at the edge of our solar system in the Kuiper Belt region. “Makemake’s …