Space
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Earth
Lopsided lights
Simultaneous snapshots reveal that northern and southern auroras aren’t always alike.
- Space
Jupiter takes it on the chin
Images reveal that an object has recently bashed into Jupiter, 15 years after the first of 21 chunks of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 struck the giant planet and created a memorable display of dark spots, waves and plumes.
- Earth
A hundred new nukes?
Here are some issues to contemplate while deciding whether to welcome the nuclear-power renaissance that Sen. Alexander has just proposed.
- Space
Pairing off in the early universe
New simulations reveal that some of the first stars in the universe formed in pairs.
- Physics
Capping the length of extra dimensions
The existence of a small, elderly black hole places a new upper limit on the length of any extra dimension, a new study suggests.
- Astronomy
The Star That Ate a Mars
COVER STORY: Scientists probe debris trapped by white dwarfs to learn more about what faraway Earthlike planets are made of.
- Planetary Science
Losing Louisiana
A new model predicts that rises in sea level, combined with subsiding lands, will claim a tenth of the state by century’s end.
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- Astronomy
Saturn’s moon may host an ocean
Geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus could have delivered sodium from its underground ocean and into the planet's E ring
- Space
Iron-ic twist deepens cosmic ray puzzle
Researchers announce an intriguing new finding about the most energetic charged particles in the universe.
- Astronomy
Supernova may be in a new class
A recently discovered stellar explosion may be part of a new class of supernova.
- Tech
Proposed quantum motor runs with a kick
Scientists suggest a way to put ultracold atoms to work.
