News

  1. Astronomy

    The way hungry young stars suck in food keeps most X-rays in, too

    The columns of plasma that feed growing stars develop an extra layer that keeps X-rays in.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Astronomy

    Hot, rocky exoplanets are the scorched cores of former gas giants

    Hot, rocky exoplanets are probably the scorched cores of former gas giants, so astronomers shouldn’t trust them for information about true Earth twins.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Physics

    Photons are caught behaving like superconducting electrons

    Light particles, or photons, swap energy like electrons in a superconductor.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Health & Medicine

    Zika hasn’t been in the news much, but that doesn’t mean it’s gone

    Cases of Zika have dropped as more people become exposed, but the virus will likely emerge again in the future.