A strange glow spotted on Saturn’s surface has triggered a wave of excitement and confusion within the astronomy community. On July 5, 2025, amateur astronomer and NASA employee Mario Rana captured footage that appears to show a mysterious object crashing into the gas giant. If confirmed, this would be the first-ever recorded impact event on…
Dinosaurs, the colossal rulers of prehistoric Earth, were not immune to the ailments that still plague modern animals, including cancer. In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have confirmed that a duck-billed dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago suffered from a benign tumour. The fossilised remains of Telmatosaurus Transsylvanicus, found in present-day Romania, contained evidence of…
James Webb Telescope uncovers clues of hidden supermassive black hole in M83 galaxy (Picture credit: ESA) Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that a long-sought supermassive black hole may lie at the centre of the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83 (M83), also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy….
Astronomers from the University of Cambridge have uncovered promising signs that a planet orbiting a distant star could be home to life, reports BBC. The planet, K2-18b, lies a staggering 700 trillion miles away, yet powerful observations from Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are bringing it into scientific focus like never before.The team, led…
An 800-mile rail corridor stretching from Angola’s northern border to the Atlantic Ocean was former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s signature project in Africa, meant to counter Chinese influence and reshape America’s engagement with the continent. When President Trump came into office this year, he quickly moved to dismantle decades of American aid to Africa,…
Irma González recognized the gray backpack in the photo. It was the same one her son had used for high school and the one he had taken with him for his first job three years ago, just before he vanished. When Ms. González, 43, saw the images on television of bone fragments and scattered personal…
Clues emerging from the moments before the deadly collision Wednesday night between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet suggest that multiple layers of the country’s aviation safety apparatus failed, according to flight recordings, a preliminary internal report from the Federal Aviation Administration, interviews with current and former air traffic controllers and others…
A harrowing chapter in American history remains shrouded in mystery: Who planted pipe bombs outside offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington on the eve of the attack on the Capitol? Hoping to generate new tips from the public, the FBI is releasing more information about its pipe bomb investigation, including an…
Are you doing your daily NYT Connections for December 30 (Puzzle #568) but are confused at today’s puzzle? Don’t worry — we’ve got your back! For those doing this for the first time, your goal is to sort 16 words into four distinct categories, each with a varying level of difficulty. The difficulty level is…
A cryptic message on bullet casings. A smiling photo from a chance encounter. A smudged fingerprint on a water bottle. These fragments of evidence are guiding investigators as they work to track down the masked gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a bustling Manhattan street on Wednesday. The brazen murder of…