News

  1. Astronomy

    How the James Webb telescope’s glances back in time are reshaping cosmology

    The observatory has found dozens of galaxies from less than 550 million years after the Big Bang, suggesting galaxies formed faster than once thought.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Space

    NASA’s Juno spacecraft’s mission has lasted longer than expected

    NASA’s Juno spacecraft continues to send back revealing new close-ups of Jupiter and its closest moons.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Earth

    No, Yellowstone isn’t about to erupt, even after more magma was found

    A new study offers the best views yet of what lurks beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  4. Health & Medicine

    Some common medical terms may be more confusing than doctors think

    Got ‘bugs in your urine’ or an ‘impressive’ X-ray? Doctors’ jargon can be confusing, especially terms with different everyday and medical meanings.