Uranus' auroras are strange. James Webb telescope reveals how they form

New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.
Inside Climate News

How a Groundbreaking Indigenous Treaty on Whales’ Rights Could Change National Laws

A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.
New Scientist

How to see six planets in the sky at once in rare celestial alignment

Nearly all of the solar system’s planets are about to file across the night sky in a planetary alignment, and it will be ...
Scientific American

See the rosy glow of Uranus in its full 3D glory

Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show how vivid auroras surge through Uranus’s tilted magnetic field ...

Primordial Ooze May Have Given Rise to Life on Earth—and Across the Universe

Compared to previous theories, the current research emphasizes the complexity of the biological and chemical processes that brought about life.
Smithsonian Magazine

A Smashing New Proposal About Saturn’s History Might Explain Its Iconic Rings and Some of Its Odd Moons

A crash involving the planet’s largest moon, Titan, and a hypothetical moon may have triggered a curious sequence of events ...

Saturn’s rings and largest moon may have formed after a cosmic collision, astronomers say

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, might have formed after a collision with a lost moon, according to new research.
News 13

Boeing announces potential layoff of 400 employees working on NASA's Artemis program

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — Boeing announced Tuesday that it plans to lay off about 400 of its employees who are working on NASA’s Artemis moon rocket. “To align with revisions to the Artemis ...