Stephen Hawking’s ALS diagnosis at 21 marked the start of his most influential scientific journey
Diagnosed with ALS at 21, Stephen Hawking went on to reshape modern cosmology, producing landmark work on black holes that…
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News AI India Rare proton signals help scientists reconstruct the last instants of nuclear fission
A new study reports uncommon proton emissions that act as time stamps for how a nucleus forms a thin neck…
Rare proton signals help scientists map the split second before nuclear fission completes
A new study reports uncommon proton emissions that trace how a nucleus forms a thin neck, stretches and finally breaks…
Study Pins Down the Hidden Energy Source Behind Earth’s Auroras
Researchers from HKU and UCLA report that plasma waves moving along Earth’s magnetic field lines act as an unseen energy…
Study links Rajasthan’s Ramgarh crater to iron meteorite impact 165 million years ago
Researchers report discovering impact spherules with aerodynamic shapes at the Ramgarh crater site in Rajasthan, strengthening evidence that the structure…
Warwick scientists update century-old formula to track irregular nanoparticles in air
A team at the University of Warwick has developed a simple method to predict how non-spherical nanoparticles move through air,…
Webb telescope finds unusually rich mix of hydrocarbons in dust-hidden core of nearby infrared-bright galaxy
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an unexpectedly large variety of small hydrocarbons in the heavily obscured…
Alpha Centaurid meteor shower peaks on February 8, with up to six meteors an hour
The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak on February 8, 2026, with best viewing from the Southern Hemisphere and…
Gemini North telescope captures Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart after passing the sun
A new image from the Gemini North telescope shows Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) fragmenting as it reappeared from behind the…
SpaceX returns Falcon 9 to service with Starlink launch from California
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Feb. 7, 2025, carrying 25 Starlink satellites. The…