Science October 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Think Halloween is scary? This scorched alien world is a real-life cosmic horror story

Space.com

Earth would be terrifying if we celebrated Halloween every 11 hours, a possibility on a super-Earth investigated by the JWST, if it wasn't so hellishly hot that no life could survive on its surface.

Excerpt from Space.com.

Read the full story at Space.com

More Stories

Science

Asking teachers to set high expectations leads to more detailed feedback and reveals subtle bias, st…

Prompting teachers to communicate high expectations and confidence in students' potential leads them to give more detail…

🇺🇸 Phys.org 21m ago

Science

Most influencers should swear off profanity

If you spend time watching online videos, you might feel like covering your ears. For some influencers, dropping f-bombs…

🇺🇸 Phys.org 41m ago

Science

High-speed microscopy captures 3D images of living cells nearly 400 times faster

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a high-speed microscopy technique that captures images so quickly …

🇺🇸 Phys.org 1h ago

Your world briefing, in your pocket

Curated news from 12 countries and 10 languages. Coming soon on iOS and Android.

Coming soon on App Store Coming soon on Google Play