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Tonga volcano dwarfed biggest nuclear blasts ever seen, monitor says
The Tonga volcano was felt around the world. The January 15, 2022, blast sent tsunamis as far as the US West Coast.
January 21, 2022
Black holes devour stars. Do they also help stars form?
New data from the heart of dwarf galaxy Henize 2-10 suggest some black holes help create stars. They also bring light on how the first supermassive black holes formed.
January 21, 2022
6th mass extinction happening now? These scientists say yes
By including invertebrates in their study and not just mammals and birds, these scientists say Earth is currently undergoing a 6th mass extinction.
January 21, 2022
Scientists find carbon-12, life’s most crucial isotope, on Mars
Scientists have discovered rock samples from Mars that are enriched in carbon-12, an isotope that is crucial to life on Earth.
January 21, 2022
Rolling stones on Mars, seen from orbit
Rolling stones on Mars. An image from the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter shows a cliff-face on Mars. Boulders have rolled down the cliff.
January 20, 2022
Watch 2022’s 1st spacewalk on January 19
On Wednesday, two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station to kick off 2022's 1st spacewalk. Here's how to watch it live.
January 19, 2022
Photos and video of huge asteroid 1994 PC1. It passed Earth safely January 18
Huge asteroid - Asteroid 1994 PC1 - safely passed Earth on January 18, 2022. At its closest, it was 5 times farther than the moon. Video and photos here.
January 19, 2022
A gravitational wave background from giant black holes?
In its second data release in early January 2022, scientists with IPTA announced early glimpses of a gravitational wave background.
January 17, 2022
Australia ties its hottest temperature on record
Onslow, Australia, reached 50.7 C on January 13, 2022, tying its hottest temperature on record in the country and for the Southern Hemisphere.
January 16, 2022
Shackleton expedition to magnetic south pole
On January 16, 1909, a team of Antarctic explorers thought they'd found the magnetic south pole. The magnetic south and north poles wander every year.
January 16, 2022
