Beautiful photo of galaxy UGC 12158 gets photobombed by an asteroid

Astronomers have employed the Hubble Space Telescope to uncover a largely unseen population of smaller asteroids in our solar system. Read More

Laura Baisas

Laura is a science news writer, covering a wide variety of ... The Hawaiian blue rice coral produces a protein that not only gives it a beautiful deep blue color, but acts as a sunscreen. Read More

Bay Area marine science program gets head start on Earth Day beach clean-up

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Katie Cooper and two teen volunteers are starting the Earth Day clean-up early. They are part of the SCUBAnauts, a marine science education program. It introduces children and ... Read More

THE CANON: THE BEAUTIFUL BASICS OF SCIENCE

Science is generally perceived as for children or scientists only. Children are obliged to study science at school; science museums are full of the whoops of excited children pressing buttons to ... Read More

Beautiful nebula, violent history: Clash of stars solves stellar mystery

When astronomers looked at a stellar pair at the heart of a stunning cloud of gas and dust, they were in for a surprise. Star pairs are typically very similar, like twins, but in HD 148937, one star ... Read More

Timbre can affect what harmony is music to our ears

These findings, reported February 19 in Nature Communications, show that the recipe for a beautiful harmony is ... writer for physical sciences at Science News, Maria Temming is the assistant ... Read More

A #BlackBirdersWeek cofounder aims to amplify black nature enthusiasts

The protests have elevated the importance and urgency of the campaign for its founders, @BlackAFinSTEM, a Twitter-based group of black individuals who work in science or related fields. Read More

New 'Art of Research' exhibit at the Buffalo Museum of Science

A new exhibit at the Buffalo Museum of Science is teaching you how research can not only be interesting but also beautiful. Read More

Kentucky Science Center hosts board meeting with BG officials, continues talks of expansion

B OWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - In continuing plans to bring a new branch of the Kentucky Science Center to Bowling Green, board members of the center hosted their quarterly meeting at the Bowling Green ... Read More

24 Science Fiction Films With Amazing Cinematography

These Herculean efforts from Cameron and crew render Avatar one of the most beautiful science fiction films ever. With Arrival (2016), Canadian director Denis Villeneuve marks his first appearance ... Read More

Ford House, Michigan Science Center shine during eclipse event

People from across metro Detroit spent an afternoon gazing up in wonder as a near-total solar eclipse took shape in the sky above the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores April 8. Read More

Lake Mary science teacher prepares students for once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse experience

A Lake Mary High School science teacher is excited to use the solar eclipse as an educational opportunity for his students. Read More