Category: 7. Science

There’s a cluster of stars in our Galaxy that looks rather like a festive fir tree adorned with bright, glistening fairy lights.

NGC 2264 is its official catalogue name, but it has become affectionately known as the Christmas Tree Cluster.

It’s a…

Researchers have discovered ancient marine predators were far more powerful than any seen today, dominating waters at the very top of an extraordinary food chain.

A team from McGill University, in Montreal, Canada, reconstructed a marine…

We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit, thanks to Vantor’s WorldView-3 spacecraft.

On Wednesday (Dec. 17), this particular Starlink suffered an anomaly that caused a loss of communication with the ground and an…

Scientists have found a new way to manipulate graphene to create a substance with record-breaking energy and power density.

When incorporated into energy storage devices called supercapacitors, this new form of graphene could be the key to…

There are few better ways to spend the long winter nights than under a crisp, clear December sky — and between Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2025, the Northern Hemisphere night sky will be at its very best. A waxing moon will glide past…

Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but many operate in constant threat of being infected by viruses called phages, and mutate to fend off those…