Remember that fireball over Cape Cod? Researchers have traced the meteorite’s journey. - The Boston Globe
The meteor traveled at about 58,000 mph and released a staggering amount of energy, the equivalent of about 500 tons of exploding dynamite.
A New Map of ‘Empty’ Space Challenges a Tranquil Picture of the Galaxy - Quanta Magazine
For decades, astronomers treated the interstellar medium as a static backdrop to the goings-on of the universe. Now, a wave of 3D mapping is bringing the interstellar medium’s dynamic nature into focus.
NASA's Voyager 1 conserves power, resolves brief communications pause - Phys.org
NASA's Voyager team is celebrating two recent developments with the Voyager 1 spacecraft: In September, they successfully completed a months-long effort to stretch the spacecraft's diminishing power supply. Then, on Oct. 20, an unexpected loss of communicatio…
Marine fossils in Colombia reveal possible evolutionary transition without mass extinction - Phys.org
A remarkably diverse fossil ecosystem in central Colombia that preserves an unusual overlap between survivors of older Jurassic groups and newer Cretaceous lineages has led researchers at McGill University and the Centro de Investigaciones Paleontológicas (CI…
Ghostly Cat's Head Nebula haunts the cosmos photo of the day for Oct. 30, 2026 - Space
Can you see the "cat's head" in this nebula?
Confirming altermagnetism: A geometric twist offers experimental proof - Phys.org
For decades, physicists recognized only two types of magnetism that occur in materials without external influence: ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. In findings published in Science, a team led by the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator…
Unusual quantum states in six-layer graphene offer clues to superconductivity - Phys.org
Graphene, a material consisting of a sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb pattern, has proved promising for various technological applications. Materials in which several layers of graphene are stacked together can exhibit different advantageous prop…
A computer scientist breaks through a limit that stood since 1996 - Science Daily
A computer scientist has achieved a breakthrough in a nearly 25-year-old problem involving how computers calculate distances across enormous networks. The new algorithm delivers more reliable estimates for closely connected points without sacrificing speed, o…
Two Crows Took a Classic Psychology Test. Their Decision-Making Skills Left Ours in The Dust. - ScienceAlert
Two male crows have performed better than humans and monkeys in a classic psychology task designed to test how the brain makes decisions based on what it sees.
Giant eagles once ruled the skies. They snatched human children, and shaped our evolution - BBC
After the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit, giant birds became apex predators for tens of millions of years – and humans were among their prey.
Rare Halloween Fireballs will be visible in the night sky this weekend. Here’s where to look and when - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How to see a fireball this Halloween. The Taurid meteor showers are active right now and could produce colourful fireballs in the night sky.
23 Satellite Photos That Show Earth’s Most Unreal Places From Above, As Shared By This Page - Bored Panda
Astronauts have a name for the feeling that hits them when they see Earth from space for the first time: the overview effect. The term was coined by writer Frank White in 1987 and describes a sudden rush of awe at how fragile and connected the planet looks fr…
Scientists have found an enormous new dwarf planet beyond Pluto. And there could be many more - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Astronomers have discovered 2026 ED138, a potential dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the Solar System, far beyond Pluto.
Ask Ethan: What should you do when a respected theory is false? - Big Think
Every leading scientific idea today will eventually be proven wrong: superseded by a more correct one in the future. Getting there is hard.
Vega Island Frozen in Fright - NASA Science (.gov)
The sight of an icy skull-like visage on the Antarctic island could make one’s blood run cold.
Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on October 30, 2026 - Mashable
Can you see any lunar craters tonight?
New Species of Predatory Dinosaur Identified in Argentina - Sci.News
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of megaraptorid dinosaur from an incomplete skeleton unearthed in northern Patagonia, Argentina.
Her groundbreaking theory on the origin of life was rejected 15 times. Then biology proved her right. - Yahoo
Lynn Margulis's theory on symbiosis was rejected by fifteen journals before it rewrote how we understand life itself.
Second most valuable dinosaur fossil in the world is sold for over $47 million - FOX Weather
Dinosaurs dominate in size, strength, and money, as a bidder recently bought the second most valuable dinosaur fossil for over $47 million.
Humans accidentally canceled the next ice age — but it's no reason to celebrate, scientists say - KSL News
A shrinking ice cap in Arctic Canada tells a striking story of how humans may have halted the planet's next ice age by burning fossil fuels, according to new research.
100 US spacewalks from the ISS! Astronauts deploy new solar array on landmark EVA - Space
Anil Menon of NASA and Canadian Joshua Kutryk increased the space station's power supply on today's (Oct. 29) extravehicular activity.
Experimental study on moths supports the molecular cookie cutter idea proposed for butterflies - Phys.org
Have you ever thought about reinventing yourself? According to a new study on moths conducted by Andrei Sourakov, collection coordinator of Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum of Natural History and affiliate associate professor of entomology at the University …
Rubin observatory reveals two hidden companions of the Milky Way - Phys.org
Preview data from the recently completed NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile point to a wave of discoveries that may complete the census of the Milky Way's neighboring galaxies—including its faintest companions.
Cosmic microwave background offers evidence of gas flowing in galaxy clusters - Phys.org
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is a faint glow in the universe dating back to roughly 380,000 years after the Big Bang, long before stars or galaxies emerged. Detecting this light and mapping its fluctuations provide valuable insights into the age and …
Extremely chill bear named Paul wins a Dude-approved award - Yahoo
For his patience around salmon, the USDA Forest Service awards the black bear the 2026 Dude abides Award.
Natural varnish may protect 37,000-year-old Chauvet Cave art, UV scans show - Archaeology News Online Magazine
UV fluorescence reveals a natural calcite varnish protecting 37,000-year-old Chauvet Cave paintings, without touching the fragile art.
Ultrathin carbon ribbons conduct electricity like metals in first successful synthesis - Phys.org
As modern electronic devices shrink, so do the metal electrical wires inside them. However, they start to run into serious problems the smaller they get. Conventional wires generate excessive heat and suffer a massive spike in electrical resistance that affec…
How parasites and fungi create nature’s real-life zombies - The Washington Post
These organisms can infect others — and then take control.
SpaceX fires up Starship upper stage ahead of landmark Flight 15 test launch (video) - Space
SpaceX has now static-fired both Starship stages ahead of Flight 15.
Einstein's equations may explain the universe without dark energy - Science Daily
Mathematicians have uncovered what they argue is a fundamental flaw in the standard model of the universe, potentially challenging the need for dark energy. Their calculations suggest that the mathematical framework used to describe cosmic expansion is inhere…
Stunning solar eclipse photos reveal giant hole and mysterious 'smoke rings' in the sun's atmosphere - Space
Solar eclipse photography provides a unique vista into the processes taking place in the sun's upper atmosphere.
We May Have Been Wrong About How Comets Seeded Life on Earth - ScienceAlert
Where did we come from? The answer, many scientists have proposed, is space.
How to use physics to make sense of the messiness of life - Aeon
Physics offered me a sense of order and purpose. But when life got messy I realised it had a much deeper insight to give
Scientists Discover a New Dinosaur Species Hiding in Plain Sight for 25 Years - SciTechDaily
A reconstruction of the iguanodontian dinosaur Paludohadros proudlovii walking through mud along the edge of a shallow body of water. In the distance, the large predatory dinosaur Baryonyx can be see… [+5575 chars]
ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th - Ars Technica
This Vulcan launch will be the first to utilize a full complement of six solid rocket boosters.
Stone and water governed early human settlement of the desert - Nature
A geoarchaeological survey of the Rub’ al Khali (the Empty Quarter of Arabia) and spatial modelling of the Arabian Peninsula suggest that human settlement tracked the co-occurrence of water and stone suitable for making tools, rather than water alone.
How Spiders Spin ‘Silk Dope’ Into Nature’s Toughest Material - Quanta Magazine
By probing its molecular structure, biologists are uncovering how a tangle of unstructured proteins turns into a strong, flexible fiber.
Could a giant sunshade in space ‘solve global warming’? Scientists are taking the idea seriously - Nature
Some say the concept is complete fantasy, but a detailed analysis suggests that the falling cost of rocket launches might make it feasible in a few decades.
Clues about complex life come from freshly cultivated archaea - Nature
Two archaeal strains that share a common ancestor with eukaryotic cells have been examined in culture.
Near Arches National Park, a new dinosaur species emerges from the ground - SFGATE
Fossils representing at least four dinosaur groups were discovered at a new site called the Ironstone Bonebed, in an area rife with paleontological history.
A spider named for Stephen Colbert has a genome about 50% larger than ours - Phys.org
Many spiders reach their maximum size about this time of year, having spent the summer eating, which helps explain their starring role in Halloween decorations. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found that one particular trapdoor spider…
Denisovans had a distinctive look, protein and skull study suggests - Archaeology News Online Magazine
Protein analysis of fossils from northern China and skull comparisons outline a distinctive Denisovan look, with a wide skull and heavy brow
Can gravitational fields break and reconnect? Einstein's equations suggest they can - Phys.org
More than a century after Einstein first devised the equations that describe gravity, physicists are still finding new ways of interpreting them. Luca Comisso, an associate research scientist in Columbia University's departments of Astronomy and Physics and t…
A 60-year search is over: Chemists isolate long-elusive molecules with boron-oxygen triple bonds - Phys.org
In a new publication in the journal Nature Chemistry, chemists in professor Holger Braunschweig's team at the University of Würzburg, supported by computational work from the team of professor Ashwini K. Phukan at Tezpur University in India, detail their disc…
Insect-inspired flying robot bounces back after collisions - Tech Xplore
Flying insects, such as fruit flies, bees, dragonflies and mosquitoes, can dart through narrow spaces and survive collisions with various objects. In contrast, many flying robots fall, suffer damage or even break down when they hit nearby surfaces or objects.
Maxwell's Demon Can Extract Energy From Hidden Memories, Study Finds - ScienceAlert
In 1867, physicist James Clerk Maxwell did something very naughty. He proposed an apparent violation of the second law of thermodynamics so diabolically clever that other physicists have been trying to resolve it ever since.