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13 photos from NASA's most powerful X-ray space telescope reveal the invisible universe
The Crab Nebula, the result of a bright supernova explosion witnessed by astronomers in 1054 A.D. C…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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15 stunning photos show seahorses, monkeys, and Komodo dragons in X-ray vision
The project's mission is to improve the accessibility of museum specimens, and oVert has made their…
Ellyn Lapointe
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New AI tool identifies non-smokers at high risk for lung cancer
A novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool can identify non-smokers who are at high risk for lung ca…
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We've just discovered the most distant supermassive black hole ever. And boy, is it one massive infant!
Utilizing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, it was revealed that this black hole emerged ju…
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NASA's James Webb and X-ray telescopes combine powers to discover the most distant black hole ever in a rare state of infancy
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope found the most distant black hole ever growing near the dawn of t…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A simple chest X-ray can now reveal long-Covid's impact on lungs
The two-dimensional (2D) scans simply can't distinguish compromised lung function and a more exp…
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NASA released stunning new space images by combining the visual powers of the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory
New NASA images of two galaxies, a star cluster, and a nebula use X-ray technology to enhance glimp…
Jacob Zinkula
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A cat snuck into a Delta passenger's suitcase and was found by TSA in an X-ray image
TSA discovered the cat in an X-ray image at JFK Airport, after staff noticed the outline of the ani…
Marielle Descalsota
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A hidden self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh was discovered by an x-ray machine
The self-portrait was discovered by experts at the National Galleries of Scotland prior to a showin…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A traveler accidentally sent a pet cat through an airport X-ray machine. The TSA called it a 'cat-astrophic mistake.'
The bright orange X-ray scan of the cat showed it crouching in its carrier, with its bones and inte…
Aditi Bharade
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NASA's new X-ray space telescope snapped its first image: a stunning exploding star
NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) will study black holes and exploded stars. Its fir…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Perseverance rover discovers organic chemicals on Mars
They found carbon-containing molecules not only in the interiors of abraded rocks that SHERLOC…
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Astronomers using a NASA space telescope spotted the first signs of a planet beyond the Milky Way
If this planet exists, it's orbiting a dead star or a black hole and it only passes through Earth's…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An Australian mining company lost a radioactive device that emits high levels of radiation equal to receiving 10 X-rays in an hour and can cause skin burns and cancer: report
An Australian mining company reportedly lost radioactive material along the country's Great Norther…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A black hole warped space-time so much that astronomers saw flashes of light from its far side
Albert Einstein predicted that black holes warp space-time, and astronomers just saw the proof - fl…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An MMA fighter posted X-rays that showed he suffered a broken jaw and broken foot in his most recent match
Yoel Romero broke Alex Polizzi's bones during a nasty Bellator MMA bout recently, as the Las Vegas …
Alan Dawson
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A Bataclan massacre survivor was horrified to find out that her surgeon was hawking an NFT of her X-rayed bullet wound
The surgeon tried to auction off a non-fungible token of an X-ray — which showed a large bullet lod…
Cheryl Teh
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Fast radio bursts were once thought to be alien broadcasts. New research suggests the mysterious signals come from dead stars.
Magnetars are the super dense remains of dead stars. Their explosions of X-rays and gamma rays some…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A passenger 'lunged' into his bag and discharged a gun after a TSA officer spotted it via x-ray
The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport called the incident an "accidental discharge" …
Michelle Mark
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Indian astrophysicists find distinctive signature of cosmic X-rays to identify the boundary around black holes
Although black holes does not have a surface, it is confined within an invisible boundary, cal…