Solar storms have influenced our history. An environmental historian explains how they could also threaten our future

In May 2024, part of the sun exploded. Go to Source

Study may lead to improved networked quantum sensing

Could global positioning systems become more precise and provide more accurate details on distances for users to get from point A to point B? Go to Source

Former Ill. deputy on trial for murder testifies about fatal OIS of Sonya Massey

Former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson testified he did not believe a TASER would be effective against Massey and his gun was “the only thing [he] had to stop the threat” Go to Source

Young sun-like star’s dual-temperature plasma ejections offer clues to early planetary environments

Astronomers have used simultaneous ground-based and space-based observations to measure the temperature and velocity of gas ejected from a young sun-like star. The result showed a two-component ejection consisting of a hot fast component followed by a slower, cooler...

Gravitational wave events hint at ‘second-generation’ black holes

In a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, the international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration reports on the detection of two gravitational wave events in October and November of 2024 with unusual black hole spins. This observation adds an important new...