Astronomers Track a Fast Radio Burst to Its Source—a Magnetar

The origin of these explosions of radio waves has long been an astrophysics mystery. Now one…

How Long Do We Have Before Arctic Ice Melts Away?

With the frozen top of the world melting to liquid, an expedition set out to untangle…

Unexpectedly Vanishing Quasars Are Mystifying Scientists

Some quasars, powered by supermassive black holes, have been shutting down ahead of schedule. A sort…