Scientists Divert Lightning Strikes Using a Powerful, Car-Sized Laser
The laser lightning rod projects a green beam into the sky. TRUMPF/Martin Stollberg As NASA battled to get its huge next-generation moon rocket to the launchpad in early 2022, it…
Toxic Toilet Paper Chemical Found in Endangered Killer Whales
Killer whales are also known as orcas. The southern resident killer whales, a subset of orcas, are listed as an endangered species in the US and Canada. NOAA Fisheries Southern…
Hubble Spots Stealthy Asteroid Photobombing a Fuzzy Galaxy
There’s an asteroid hiding out in Hubble’s view of galaxy UGC 7983. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully A Hubble Space Telescope image released Monday has an obvious target in the…
In a First, Scientists Divert Lightning Strikes Using a Powerful Laser
The laser lightning rod projects a green beam into the sky. TRUMPF/Martin Stollberg As NASA battled to get its huge next-generation moon rocket to the launchpad in early 2022, it…
Why Tech Companies Can’t Stop Talking About Sustainability
John Deere had a CES presence as big as one of its giant crop sprayers. Bree Fowler/CNET Sustainability was top of mind for Travis Senter long before it became a…
Scientists May Have Discovered the Long Lost Temple of Poseidon
Excavation and study is still in the early phases for this shrine, which might have been a temple of Poseidon. Birgitta Eder/Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute Paging Percy…
Goofy Mars Rock Spotted by NASA Rover Might Be a Meteorite
The roundish gray rock in this Curiosity rover image from Jan. 9, 2023 may have come from elsewhere. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/red circle by Amanda Kooser/CNET This story is part of Welcome to…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope records black hole contorting star into donut shape
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recorded a star’s final moments in detail as it was eaten by a black hole. The agency said the process twisted the star into a donut-like…
Astronomers Have Revealed Our Galaxy’s Farthest Frontier
Our Milky Way’s center is normally hidden from standard, optical telescopes due to clouds of dust and gas. But the Spitzer Space Telescope’s infrared cameras penetrated much of the dust, revealing stars…
While a Black Hole Shredded a Star, NASA’s Hubble Was Watching
Last year, scientists used Hubble to watch a black hole rip apart a star. Now, they’ve shared the receipts. NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI) A black hole’s invisibility could be…