Rare ‘Glory’ Effect Spotted on Chaotic Alien World That Rains Iron

Scientists have spotted a rare optical phenomenon called a “glory” on the exoplanet WASP-76b for the first time using ESA’s CHEOPS satellite. A glory creates colorful ring patterns of light and occurs when light rays are reflected and refracted by water or ice particles in atmospheres like clouds or fog. WASP-76b is an exotic world […]

Rihanna Is Ready to Confess

The interview takes place backstage at a rehearsal space in Milan after fashion week. Rihanna and Mel Ottenberg catch up and reminisce about their past working relationship. Rihanna opens up about her relationship with ASAP Rocky, saying they cautiously started dating in late 2019 and let the relationship unfold naturally. She sees him as her […]

Eclipse 2024 pictures: An eerie darkness descends

On April 8, 2024, thousands of people gathered across North America to witness a solar eclipse where the moon passed between the Earth and the sun. Mazatlan, Mexico was the first place to experience totality, or the brief period when the moon fully blocks the sun’s light. Other locations along the eclipse path including parts […]

Nobel-winning ‘God particle’ physicist Higgs dies aged 94

British physicist Peter Higgs, known for his theory of the Higgs boson (a particle that confers mass), has died at age 94. Higgs did pioneering theoretical work in the 1960s which helped explain how elementary particles obtain mass through interaction with an invisible field now known as the Higgs field. This became known as the […]

White House directs NASA to create a new time zone for the moon

The White House has tasked NASA with creating a new time zone for the moon called “Coordinated Lunar Time” or LTC by the end of 2026. This is part of broader US efforts to establish norms and standards for tracking time and events in space where multiple missions will operate. A lunar time zone is […]

World’s largest digital camera

Scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have completed construction of the world’s largest digital camera. It is called the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera. The camera is roughly the size of a small car, weighs 3 metric tons, and has a 3-foot wide front lens. Its image sensor has over 3,200 megapixels […]