Roman’s first test image shows hundreds of stars as green rings of light. After a few more months of tuning, it will capture images as crisp as Hubble’s but 100 times bigger. (Image credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Tyler Desjardins (STScI)) Quick facts What it is: Hundreds of stars, captured in the Nancy Grace […]
Did the Vikings really shoot fiery arrows at funeral boats? Read More »
In movies and TV shows, it’s a popular motif: A dead Viking is placed on a boat, and it drifts slowly out to sea; from land, an archer shoots a fiery arrow that falls onto the boat and engulfs it in flames. It’s been seen in the 1958 movie “The Vikings,” the History Channel show
Scientists build a DNA computer that can perform calculations in a drop of water Read More »
Scientists have built a DNA-powered computer that can perform calculations using billions of molecules in a tiny drop of water. The system taps into the laws of physics to create what the scientists describe as a computing system that’s more efficient than the conventional computers that are widely used today. Rather than continuously using energy
Astronomers suspect that a never-before-seen variation of a space-time phenomenon could explain an “impossible” black hole merger that has puzzled experts for years. But if their theory is true, it creates an entirely new mystery to solve. On Nov. 23, 2023, both halves of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) — located in Washington and
Chicago Cubs could lose free-agent star to division rival Read More »
The Chicago Cubs have several big decisions looming once this 2026 season officially comes to a wrap. More News: Chicago Cubs dominant offense keeps World Series chatter alive With more than half of the current active roster eligible for free agency, the team will have to decide who to keep and who to let go.
‘Of course I am worried’: Live Science readers react to US weapons in space Read More »
The idea of weapons in space, once a plot of science fiction, became a reality Monday (Sept. 14), when U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland that the United States had deployed “on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.”
Stephanie Cole, the actress, who has died aged 84, spent two decades treading the boards in provincial theatre before landing her breakthrough role in the BBC’s wartime drama Tenko; she subsequently became one of British television comedy’s favourite battleaxes. Tenko (1981-84) was set in 1942, shortly after the fall of Singapore, when women trying to
Jennifer Hough Reacts To Kenneth Petty Claiming She Changed Sexual Assault Story Read More »
In a recent court filing, Nicki Minaj’s husband claimed his accuser wrote a letter to the District Attorney in 1994 asking to drop the charges against him and recanting the context of her story. Furthermore, per the alleged letter, Hough allegedly called her allegations “half true and half false,” and said people around her blew
Mathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwich Read More »
In 2004, two mathematicians hypothesized a powerful kind of sandwich. They were studying graphs, which are collections of points (called vertices) and lines (called edges). Graphs might represent anything from social groups to the internet to neurons in the brain. The mathematicians hoped to understand properties of one type of graph — a type that’s
Climate change will harm our health. Here’s what could protect us. Read More »
Burning up As the planet warms, our environment will be transformed, but so will our bodies. In this series, ‘Burning up,’ we investigate the health impacts of climate change, focusing on heat, air quality, food and infection risk. In this installment, we evaluate the promising solutions that could help us adapt to our warmer future
Swift began his career in Detroit as a 2020 second-round pick out of Georgia and never quite progressed to a stage that warranted an extension with the Lions, who traded Swift to Philadelphia in 2023. After enjoying a career-best year (1,263 scrimmage yards, six total touchdowns) with the Eagles, Swift moved to Chicago, signing a
Why Cubs’ Ian Happ is the Cincinnati Reds’ prototype free agent target Read More »
Eugenio Suarez, Elly De La Cruz describe Terry Francona in 1 word How would you describe Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona in one word? Here’s how 18 Reds players and coaches answered that question. When Cincinnati Reds president Nick Krall and his job-secured front office team embark on an offseason fraught with labor war and
