Science News from research organizations Date: September 2, 2025 Source: NASA Summary: NASA’s SPHEREx joined Webb and Hubble in studying interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, gathering data on its size, chemistry, and …
Granular hydrogels’ unique properties are influenced by individual particle interactions. Shown here is the bottom layer of a packed granular hydrogel, comprising particles of ~200 µm diameter. The interstitial space …
A large field of sand dunes located alongside the village of Oyyl in the Kazakh Steppe bears a striking resemblance to a giant slug. (Image credit: NASA/ISS program) QUICK FACTS …
In Mason Coile’s Exiles, a human crew arrive on Mars Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff There are some sci-fi heavy hitters with new novels out this month, from Cixin Liu and Stephen Baxter to …
Scientists have devised a new method for mapping the spottiness of distant stars by using observations from NASA missions of orbiting planets crossing their stars’ faces. The model builds on …
Fossils over 300 million years old reveal the evolution of a tongue bite in an ancient group of deep-bodied ray-finned fishes, such as Platysomus parvulus. Credit: Joschua Knüppe Experts have …
A bus-size asteroid, first spotted just over a week ago, will zoom past Earth tomorrow (Sept. 3). The space rock will not get this close to us again until Sept. …
Think back through your day and consider all the amazing tasks your brain has helped you perform. From brushing your teeth to eating your lunch and reading the words on …
The textbook picture of how planets form – serene, flat discs of cosmic dust – has just received a significant cosmic twist. New research, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, …
A solar limb flare with a comparatable scale of Earth. Credit: Created by Alexander Russell (University of Andrews) using open-source SunPy Python package and data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory …