In the early hours of November 25, atop Hawaii's Maunakea volcano, scientists eagerly watched as the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its way out of our solar system. This comet, a small, blurry speck among countless stars, was more than just a celestial object—it was a time capsule, older than our
Before the Clone Wars, there was another conflict that shaped the galaxy in Star Wars. It's called the Stark Hyperspace War. This war happened about 12 years before the events of "The Phantom Menace. " It was a time when the Galactic Republic was already struggling with big problems. The war starte
The universe is mostly made up of dark matter and dark energy. These components are invisible but shape the cosmos and speed up its expansion. The rest is ordinary matter, found in protons and neutrons. This ordinary matter is hard to spot because it's spread out like fog between galaxies. Scientist
Marvel's latest summer event, Imperial, kicks off with a bang. The creative team behind it has done a fantastic job. Writer Jonathan Hickman, artists RB Silva and Federico Vicentini, color artist Federico Blee, and letterer Cory Petit have crafted a space opera that feels both nostalgic and fresh. T
Astronomers have spotted something extraordinary: a supermassive black hole, AT2024tvd, tearing apart a star 600 million light-years away. This isn't just any black hole. It's wandering far from its galaxy's core, challenging what we thought we knew about these cosmic giants. This discovery is a big
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is buzzing with excitement over the upcoming Fantastic Four movie. While many are focused on the potential threat of Galactus, a cosmic villain, there's another plot twist that has fans talking: Sue Storm, played by Vanessa Kirby, is expecting a baby. This revelation ad
The universe is full of mysteries, and one of them is the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. These cosmic rays are incredibly powerful, but where do they come from? One possible source is ultra-fast outflows, or UFOs, from active galactic nuclei. These UFOs are not the kind that people repo
Dental students often receive feedback from peers. However, this feedback does not always lead to better grades. This might be because students do not always reflect on the feedback they receive. Reflection is a key skill. It helps students understand and use feedback better. Yet, many students do n
Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal that can harm plants, including maize. Scientists studied how certain sugar compounds, called galactoglucomannan oligosaccharides (GGMOs), help maize seedlings cope with Cd stress. They planted maize in water with Cd and/or GGMOs for a week. They looked at how these tre
Invariant natural killer T cells, or iNKT cells, are special T cells that recognize lipid antigens with the help of a protein called CD1d. One of the most powerful lipid antigens for these cells is α-galactosylceramide, or α-GalCer, which was first found in marine sponges. Surprisingly, until now, s
