January 2025

Predicting space weather is more complex than predicting traditional weather here on Earth. One of the most unpredictable kinds of space weather …

The exoplanet WASP-127b is an unusual world. It is about 30% larger than Jupiter but has just a fifth of Jupiter’s mass. …

The space debris problem won’t solve itself. We’ve been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue launching more …

A short time ago, astronomers observed a distant supermassive black hole (SMBH) located in a galaxy 270 million light-years away in the …

Orion the Hunter, resplendent in the northern hemisphere’s night sky in winter, is more than an easily identified constellation. It’s home to …

The tidal flows of Earth’s salty seawater across Earth’s magnetic field lines generate electric currents within the ocean. These in turn induce …

The distribution function of energetic particles and the time evolution of the frequency spectrum of fluctuations. Initially, the energetic particle distribution function …

China’s Chang’e 7 lunar lander mission will feature a flag fluttering in the vacuum of space. A CNSA flag flying on the …

High-temperature tribological model for Inconel 718. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54482-w Finding lubricants that work at exceptionally high temperatures challenges researchers …

A full moon rises over Missouri S&T’s Stonehenge. Credit: Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T Almost five years ago, much of the world went quiet …