NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare. See at time-lapse of the flare in multiple wavelengths. Credit Space.com | footage courtesy: ...
"What's really exciting is that this is definitive evidence for a magnetar forming as the result of a superluminous supernova core collapse," explained Alex Filippenko, a UC Berkeley distinguished ...
A century after Robert Goddard's famed rocket launch, who gets to explore space? Exploring who's breaking barriers of gender, ...
On first impression, Waiakea High School senior Aaron Lewis doesn’t exactly seem like a scientist. But Lewis was one of 14 newly minted Maunakea Scholars for the 2025-2026 school year during the ...
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Star-struck twice

Although we may be loath to admit it, there sometimes appears to be a little magic in science. By magic, I refer to an overwhelming sense of wonder that accompanies surprising outcomes. Events over ...
The “Welcome to Ohio” sign represents all of this. It’s not just a marker indicating you’ve crossed an invisible line on a ...
A thriving university town with a rich history and scenic surroundings, here are some of the best things to do in Athens, Ohio.
A US Senate committee has directed NASA to begin work on a moon base "as soon as is practicable." Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory ...
Hartree Centre is working with the South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF-SAAO), a leading centre for optical and infrared astronomy, to deliver the ‘Intelligent Observatory’ programme. The ...
Campus wide technology and interfaces, meant to make students’ lives easier, have only strengthened the expectation that ...
"My sister once asked a rather dim girl at our high school if she had had a lobotomy. The girl responded, 'No, I can still have kids.'” ...
"My sister once asked a rather dim girl at our high school if she had had a lobotomy. The girl responded, 'No, I can still have kids.'” ...