Category: 7. Science

New data confirm that the titanic collisions of galaxies ignite the most powerful active galactic nuclei. 

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are phases in which supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies actively feed on matter…

To remotely probe planets, moons, and asteroids, scientists study the radio frequency communications traveling back and forth between spacecraft and NASA’s Deep Space Network. It’s a multilayered process. Because a moon’s body may not have…

Animals help disperse seeds and spores for many plant and fungal species. This typically happens when animals eat the fruiting bodies of plants and fungi and pass seeds and spores through their digestive systems.

Mycorrhizal…

BYLINE: Jamie Oberdick

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When most people see a leafhopper in their backyard garden, they notice little more than a tiny green or striped insect flicking…

Astronomers have observed the longest gamma-ray burst — a powerful, extragalactic explosion that lasted more than seven hours. It was so extraordinary that several teams of scientists have been poring over a flood of…

Eager skywatchers will soon have front-row seats to a rare cosmic encounter as interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its…

From a new presidential administration and consequential tariffs to devastating wildfires and a new comet, to pop culture news and continued international conflict, faculty experts at Michigan State University offered thoughtful, research-based…