Dr. Thomas Hughes

Astronomers determine Mars may face more potentially hazardous asteroids than Earth

Astronomers determine Mars may face more potentially hazardous asteroids than Earth

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s ...

Perseverance rover’s Mars rock sample may contain best evidence of possible ancient life

Perseverance rover’s Mars rock sample may contain best evidence of possible ancient life

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

The lead scientist for NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is excited about material that has been stored in the rover’s sample tubes, both ...

We may have just witnessed some of the strongest auroras in 500 years

We may have just witnessed some of the strongest auroras in 500 years

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

This month’s ramped-up auroras may have been even more remarkable than we thought. The auroral displays that wowed observers around the world ...

Something strange is happening with Earth’s magnetic field tail

Something strange is happening with Earth’s magnetic field tail

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

You may not know this, but Earth’s magnetic field has a tail. As the sun‘s solar wind buffets the planet, it leaves ...

Scientists Discover Potential Origin of the First “Warm-Blooded” Dinosaurs

Scientists Discover Potential Origin of the First “Warm-Blooded” Dinosaurs

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Recent research indicates that some dinosaurs might have developed the ability to internally regulate their body temperature during the early Jurassic period, ...

Another week, another leak for Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule • The Register

Another week, another leak for Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule • The Register

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule will spend a little longer on Earth than planned following the discovery of a leak in one of ...

Another week, another leak for Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule • The Register

Boeing Starliner launch delayed again due to helium leak • The Register

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule will spend a little longer on Earth than planned following the discovery of a leak in one of ...

Social Media Flooded With Videos of a Dramatic Fireball Over Spain and Portugal

Social Media Flooded With Videos of a Dramatic Fireball Over Spain and Portugal

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Planetary Defence Office is investigating the appearance of an enormous fireball that lit up the sky above ...

A new theory of quantum gravity could explain the biggest puzzle in cosmology, study suggests

A new theory of quantum gravity could explain the biggest puzzle in cosmology, study suggests

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

A variation on the theory of quantum gravity — the unification of quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity — could help solve ...

Blue fireball lights up European skies as meteor streaks by

Blue fireball lights up European skies as meteor streaks by

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

A blue meteor lit up the sky over Europe on Saturday night as a chunk of comet burned up in the atmosphere. ...