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Satellite captures first high-resolution images of a giant tsunami in the Pacific Ocean
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (933+ words) When a magnitude 8. 8 earthquake ripped through the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone on July 29, 2025, it launched a Pacific-wide tsunami " and a rare natural experiment. NASA and the French space agency's SWOT satellite happened to pass overhead. The satellite captured the first high-resolution,…...
Earth's missing lead mystery may finally be solved
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (866+ words) Lead is at the center of one of Earth's strangest mysteries. A big chunk of it is gone. Not just misplaced, but missing in a way that has puzzled scientists for decades. Lead is more than just a heavy metal....
The local universe's expansion rate is clearer than ever, but still doesn't add up
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (848+ words) A new analysis has found that the local Universe is expanding faster than predicted from the early Universe, confirming a long-standing mismatch between the two measurements." That persistent gap now stands with reduced uncertainty, tightening the case that something fundamental…...
NASA telescope captures the earliest moments of a black hole 'awakening"
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (754+ words) A space telescope has captured the earliest optical rise of a black hole outburst with unmatched timing precision. The observations indicate the eruption begins near the black hole, with the outer disk lighting up afterward " changing how scientists sequence these…...
Dark matter doesn't exist and the universe is 27 billion years old, according to study
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1023+ words) The universe feels simple at first glance: stars, gas, dust, and the gravity that binds it all. Then you look more closely and realize that nothing could be farther from the truth. For decades, the standard picture has said that…...
NASA shares photos of a rare and extraordinary event witnessed by astronauts on the space station
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (792+ words) While most people only get to see the familiar crack of thunder and flash of lightning from storms on Earth's surface, there is a lot more going on in the upper atmosphere that can't be seen from the ground. Brilliantly-colorful…...
Scientists accidentally prove that gold is a 'reactive metal' by creating a new compound
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (934+ words) In a high-pressure lab experiment, scientists accidentally created a new compound called gold hydride. This particular hydride formed when thin gold foil met dense hydrogen at pressures hundreds of thousands of times Earth's atmosphere and blazing temperatures. The discovery challenges…...
Mysterious waves deep in the Sun expose its hidden engine
2+ week, 4+ day ago (748+ words) Scientists have identified new waves moving deep inside the Sun, driven by magnetic fields hidden far below its surface. The discovery opens a direct path into the buried system that shapes solar activity and the disruptions it can send toward…...
NASA captures a young star doing something never before witnessed
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (831+ words) Researchers have captured the first X-ray image of a bubble around a young, Sun-like star called HD 61005, revealing hot gas extending far beyond the star itself. That discovery turns a distant system into a direct look at the kind of…...
Satellite images taken every day for ten years map changes in human night-time activity
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (825+ words) Researchers have found that Earth's city lights, as seen from space at night, have become highly volatile, with many regions repeatedly brightening and dimming over short periods between 2014 and 2022." That instability turns the glow of cities into a sensitive signal…...