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November full moon 2024: Last supermoon of the year joins the Pleiades

By Jesse Emspak last updated

November's full Beaver Moon will occur on Nov. 15 and will shine near the well-known Pleiades star cluster in the Taurus constellation.

The moon
Abstract, futuristic image of blue light streaks radiating outward, giving the impression of rapid movement or traveling at high speed, inspired by the concept of faster-than-light travel

What is the speed of light?

By Vicky Stein last updated

Reference The speed of light puts a speed limit on matter, lets us peer back into the history of our universe, and has deep implications for physics and space travel.

Reference
Artist's illustration depicting the terraforming of Mars — turning into a more Earth-like world.

'First tree on Mars:' Scientists measure greenhouse effect needed to terraform Red Planet

By Leonard David published

What is the amount of greenhouse warming required to heat up the cold climes of Mars enough so that trees can grow on the Red Planet?

Mars
An illustration of the Earth with blue and red lines swirling through the Atlantic

Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn

By Sascha Pare published

Leading climate scientists ring alarm bell on key Atlantic Ocean current collapse in open letter.

Climate Change
Graphic illustration of Einstein's theory of general relativity showing two spheres in close proximity and a series of ripples emanating from them.

What is the theory of general relativity? Understanding Einstein's space-time revolution

By Nola Taylor Tillman, Meghan Bartels, Scott Dutfield last updated

Reference Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is based on the idea that massive objects cause a distortion in space-time, which is felt as gravity.

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a blue and dark red misty galaxy in space, among many stars and other galaxies.

Distorted galaxy whizzes through crowded cluster in new Hubble Telescope image

By Samantha Mathewson published

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the galaxy IC 3225 with a comet-like tail of gas streaming from its central disk as it moves through the Virgo Cluster.

Galaxies
Graphic illustrating quantum entanglement when two particles are linking together.

Quantum Entanglement: Unlocking the mysteries of particle connections

By Jesse Emspak last updated

Reference Quantum entanglement states that two particles are connected and affect one another even if those particles are light-years apart.

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A split image with a carter on the left, and a magnified section on the right, with arrows pointing centrally.

Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Temporary flows of saltwater could explain mysterious gullies and fan-shaped deposits spotted across asteroid Vesta.

Asteroids
a bright streak of light flies across the screen in front of background stars

Watch the 'Halloween comet' ATLAS burn up as it flies into the sun (video)

By Brett Tingley published

Watch Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) make a death dive into the sun today (Oct. 28) in this eerie footage from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft.

Comets
String quartet playing music in a studio,

30 years of polar climate data converted into menacing, 6-minute song

By Sascha Pare published

Geoenvironmental scientist Hiroto Nagai used publicly available climate data from the North and South poles to compose an ominous-sounding chamber music piece.

Climate Change
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