Daily Archives: Mar 17, 2026

James Thompson

Wild New Type of Gamma-Ray Burst Revealed in Deep Space

How is it a cosmic engine that drives at full blast over days when the strongest explosions ever to take place in the universe tend to fizzle off after a few minutes? It is what astronomers have been grappling with following the discovery of GRB 250702B a gamma-ray burst...
James Thompson

Racing to Map Black Holes and Wormholes in Unprecedented Detail

Will the film’s black hole that transported Cooper through the galaxies in Interstellar be ever one day charted as accurately as the black holes taking shape today? That query will fuse Hollywood artistry with the labor of astrophysics research and scientists are in a race to fulfill it with...
Charles Mitchell

California’s SB 53 Sets Global Benchmark for Frontier AI Governance

California has made the judgment that it is time to end the period of voluntary commitments by AI giants. By signing Senate Bill 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, the state has established the first enforceable U.S. model of the most advanced AI systems, which are directed...