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Weird particle physics stories that blew our minds in 2023

11 of the biggest stories about the smallest particles from 2023.

Space · Dec 28, 2023

From the Moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the lunar south pole, and 2024 is shaping up to be another exciting year for space exploration.

The Conversation · Dec 26, 2023

Research reveals how technology, economics can help save endangered species

The world has evolved dramatically in the 50 years since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed in December 1973. Two Ohio State University academics were among a group of experts invited by the journal Science to explore how the ESA has evolved and what its future may hold. Read…

Dynamite News · Dec 26, 2023

12 James Webb Space Telescope findings that changed our understanding of the universe in 2023

These are the James Webb Space Telescope's most notable discoveries in 2023.

Space · Dec 23, 2023

Upcoming Einstein Probe will use its 'lobster eye' to hunt for extreme black holes and star explosions

Launching in Jan. 2024, the Einstein Probe will use a "lobster eye" to search the universe for blasts of X-rays and help scientists investigate powerful cosmic events like supernova explosions.

Space · Dec 22, 2023

A Ring-Tastic Hubble Image Ushers In Spoke Season For Saturn

The famous ringed planet is a carousel for a mysterious feature appearing this season.

Inverse · Dec 22, 2023

8 stunning James Webb Space Telescope discoveries made in 2023

The oldest ever black holes, a preview of our solar system's gory demise, and a measurement of distant starlight that threatens to bring the standard of cosmology crashing down — here are the JWST's wildest discoveries of 2023.

LiveScience · Dec 22, 2023

Firies prop up house after car runs into property

The house has suffered extensive damage.

The Canberra Times · Dec 22, 2023

Hubble Telescope gifts us a dazzling starry 'snow globe' just in time for the holidays

NASA has published a composite image of UGC 8091, a dwarf irregular galaxy using data captured by the Hubble Space Telescope from 2006 to 2021. It has been compared to Christmas lights or a snow globe.

Space · Dec 21, 2023

Atom-size black holes from the dawn of time could be devouring stars from the inside out, new research suggests

New research suggests that if tiny primordial black holes created during the Big Bang exist, some of them may have been snared by stars and are now forced to eat their way out.

LiveScience · Dec 21, 2023