ChatGPT turns 1

As a result, another lesson that everyone – users of ChatGPT or not – will have to learn in the blockbuster technology’s second year is to be vigilant when it comes to digital media of all kinds.

China's Mars Lander Detects Subsurface Geometrical Shapes

China's Zhurong rover, equipped with a ground-penetrating radar system, identified irregular polygonal wedges located at a depth of about 35 meters all along the robot's journey.

Synchronized Dance of a 6-Planet System

Six planets orbit their central star in a rhythmic beat, a rare case of an “in sync” gravitational lockstep that could offer deep insight into planet formation and evolution.

Virgin Atlantic flies first 100% SAF flight from Heathrow to New York in U.S.

Virgin Atlantic’s historic flight on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) takes off from London Heathrow to New York JFK on November 28.

Earth's Magnetic Field Could Be on The Verge of Flipping Over

The location of the north magnetic pole has moved by about 965 kilometers since the first measurement was taken in 1831. This could indicate the beginning of a field reversal, but scientists really can’t tell with less than 200 years of data.

Electricity Seen Flowing Like Liquid in Strange Metals

a new discovery in exotic materials known as strange metals has found electricity doesn't always move in step, and can in fact sometimes bleed in a way that has physicists questioning what we know about the nature of particles.

Nanoplastics linked to Parkinson's disease and dementia

Nanoplastics that can leach into water and soil affect a specific protein found in the brain, causing changes linked to Parkinson’s disease and other types of dementia.

Supervolcano Megabeds Discovered at Bottom of Sea

Researchers unveiled megabeds formed by supervolcano eruptions in the Mediterranean Sea, offering insights into volcanic history.

Scientists Mystified by Rare, High-Energy Cosmic Ray

Scientists in Utah have detected the second-most energetic cosmic ray ever seen. The powerful particle rivals the highest-energy cosmic ray on record, called the Oh-My-God particle, which was spotted in 1991.

JWST detects methane in atmosphere of blistering hot WASP-80 b

Finding methane in the atmosphere of WASP-80 b provides a good roadmap for how to do it for planets more conducive to life.

Webb details WASP-107b, the weird exoplanet where it rains sand

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently looked at WASP-107b, a puffy, strange, hot planet about 200 light-years from Earth.

Laser beam message sent to Earth from deep outer space

The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment transmitted a near-infrared laser encoded with test data from an astonishing distance of nearly 10 million miles. 

JWST Has Found A Young Galaxy With A Surprising Amount of Metals

Astrophysicists working with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found a surprising amount of metal in a galaxy only 350 million years after the Big Bang.

The Hole in the Ozone Layer Is Getting Bigger Again

A large hole in the Antarctic ozone layer once thought to be steadily closing could actually be widening, according to new research.

The colossal ‘Tasmanian devil’ exploding in space

Last year, global astronomers picked up evidence of an explosion called a luminous fast blue optical transient, or LFBOT. But the bizarre thing about this explosion was that it kept exploding.