NASA orbiter spots largest new lunar crater in a century
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has found a 728-foot-wide impact crater on the Moon's eastern limb, created between April and May 2024 by a building-sized asteroid or comet. The discovery gives scientists a rare look at how the lunar surface changes after a major collision.
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Ancient Hidalgo rock art reveals encounters with the underworld
Archaeologists have identified 55 rock art scenes at 25 sites in Hidalgo depicting figures meeting the lord of the underworld. The findings offer new evidence for how ancient communities understood death and the supernatural.
Youngest exoplanet yet found emerges from archival telescope data
Astronomers have identified Elias 2-24 b, the youngest known exoplanet, using direct imaging techniques and archival data from the Keck Observatory. The planet is less than a million years old and still sits within its birth disk.
Solar Storm Forces Historians to Revise Timeline of Early Technology Disruption
A new review of historical records has corrected the date of a well-known 19th-century train delay caused by a solar storm, offering a clearer picture of how early electrical systems responded to space weather.
