A composite image showing the five dwarf planets recognized by the International Astronomical Union, plus the newly discovered trans-Neptunian object 2017 OF201. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech; image of 2017 OF201: Sihao Cheng et al. A new trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF201, has been found with a vast orbit and potential dwarf planet size. The finding hints at more hidden bodies beyond Neptune. A …
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Scientists have identified a possible cure for a condition that causes chronic cold hands and blights hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Raynaud’s – estimated to impact up to five percent of adults worldwide, including up to 30 million Americans – causes miniature spasms in the blood vessels in the fingers, toes, ears or nose, which in turn cuts off …
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Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary celestial system containing a runaway pulsar fleeing the scene of a massive stellar supernova explosion. What makes this system even more spectacular is the fact that it should be “forbidden” in the empty region of the Milky Way in which it was found. The system, given the name “Calvera” after the villain in the 1960 …
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The joint European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has tracked electrons traveling at nearly the speed of light back to the sun, finding they originated in different types of solar outbursts. Solar Orbiter detected these so-called Solar Energetic Electrons (SEEs) in space after being accelerated to high energies, and researchers were able to pinpoint their source in …
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The annual clock of the seasons – winter, spring, summer, autumn – is often taken as a given. But our new study in Nature, using a new approach for observing seasonal growth cycles from satellites, shows that this notion is far too simple. We present an unprecedented and intimate portrait of the seasonal cycles of Earth’s land-based ecosystems. This reveals …
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For the 15 young students still recovering from the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, there’s a long road to healing ahead. This is especially true for 10-year-old Weston Halsne, a student who shared his story with WCCO’s Caroline Cummings and news stations across the country just hours after the attack that killed 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old …
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Himalayas are the world’s highest mountain range and home to Mount Everest. | Credit: Pakawat Thongcharoen/Getty Images Scientists may have just toppled a 100-year-old theory about what holds up the highest mountain range on Earth, new research shows. The Himalayan mountains formed …
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If you thought diabetes care was only about insulin injections, strict diets, or endless exercise routines, here’s some news that might change your perspective. A group of Canadian scientists has uncovered a completely new way to manage diabetes by targeting something unexpected inside the gut. Let’s dig deeper into thisTheir research points to a little-known molecule called D-lactate, which is …
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Scientists may have just toppled a 100-year-old theory about what holds up the highest mountain range on Earth, new research shows. The Himalayan mountains formed in the collision between the Asian and Indian continents around 50 million years ago, when tectonic forces squeezed Tibet so hard that the region crumpled and its area shrank by almost 620 miles (1,000 kilometers). …
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A research team have used both archival Hubble Space Telescope data and new observations to precisely measure the binary star systems NGC3603-A1. One star weighs about 93 times the mass of our Sun, while its companion tips the scales at roughly 70 solar masses. Together, they represent one of the most massive binary systems ever discovered in our Galaxy. What …
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