Category: 7. Science

On December 19, 2025, 3I/ATLAS reached its closest distance to Earth, at 1.7 AU (167 million miles). To obtain optimum sensitivity, we observed 3I/ATLAS with the largest steerable single-dish radio telescope in the world, the…

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to spot one of the most distant supernovae ever confirmed. It was linked to a powerful gamma-ray burst that flashed across the universe when it was only 730 million years old.

An…

The Boise State College of Health Sciences named Nate Williams (‘02 and ‘04), currently an associate professor in the School of Social Work, as the Boise State Foundation Board Endowed Professor of Health Sciences, marking a milestone…

The islands of Bermuda are a scientific mystery. Not because of the notorious Bermuda Triangle nearby, but because they’re perched atop a swollen mass of the Earth’s crust that technically shouldn’t be there, at least not according to…

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a “superkilonova,” in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

A kilonova describes the explosion generated when two neutron stars…

As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir…

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A pair of companies are teaming up to provide customers with pioneering insurance for spacecraft specifically to cover space debris collision events.

Space insurance underwriters typically offer premiums that are mission-wide and include…

For years, ETH researchers have been investigating a molecular complex that plays a key role in protein synthesis. They have now discovered that this complex also contributes a crucial function in ensuring that our DNA is properly…