AstronomyJuly 24, 2023
Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story
Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields recounts her alternative career path in a new memoir about life, space and motherhood
Space & Physics
OpinionJuly 21, 2023
Here’s What Physics Tells Us about Barbie’s World
Using concepts from theoretical physics and explorations of the multiverse, here’s what we can understand about Barbie and the world she lives in
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Black HolesJuly 21, 2023
Oppenheimer Almost Discovered Black Holes Before He Became ‘Destroyer of Worlds’
Before leading the Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer co-authored a paper explaining that the most massive stars must eventually become what we would now call a black hole
AstrophysicsJuly 21, 2023
Nearby Supernova Gives Unique View of a Dying Star’s Last Days
Astronomers are piecing together the final moments of supernova 2023ixf and learning more about it than any other in recent history
AstronomyJuly 21, 2023
Earthshine Lights up the ‘Dark Side’ of the Moon
This week—and any time there’s a new crescent moon—the lunar night is a little less dark, thanks to the bright reflected light of Earth
AstrophysicsJuly 20, 2023
JWST Might Have Spotted the First Dark Matter Stars
Stars fueled by the self-annihilation of dark matter might have been spotted for the first time by JWST
CosmologyJuly 19, 2023
Time Flowed Five Times Slower Shortly after the Big Bang
Voracious black holes feeding on matter in the early universe display the curious spacetime phenomenon known as time dilation
AstrophysicsJuly 18, 2023
Stunning, Hours-Long Solar Flare Unleashes Plasma Blob
A trio of solar flares from a departing sunspot include one major flare that lasted several hours
AstrophysicsJuly 18, 2023
Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts
Earth-based analogs are opening new frontiers in studies of the superdense interiors of neutron stars
HistoryJuly 17, 2023
Female Physicists Aren’t Represented in the Media—And This Lack of Representation Hurts the Field
The Manhattan Project wouldn’t have been possible without the work of many accomplished female scientists
AstronomyJuly 14, 2023
Meet the Stars of the ‘Summer Triangle’
Get to know the stellar trio behind one of the most iconic sights in summer’s night sky
AerospaceJuly 13, 2023
India Aims for the Moon with Launch of Chandrayaan-3
After a failure in 2019, India’s second attempt to land on the moon comes as the nation signs on to a U.S.-led plan to shape future global lunar activities