Glittering new James Webb telescope image shows an ‘intricate web of chaos’ — Space photo of the week

Webb and Chandra spot a cosmic car crash (Image credit: Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Webb; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare) QUICK FACTS What it is: The spiral galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163 Where it is: 120 million light-years away, in the constellation Canis Major When it was shared: Dec. 1, 2025 One of JWST’s coreContinue Reading

Science Carries On. Here Are Our Top Topics for 2026

The editors of Scientific American look to 2026 as a chance to peer into the future to see what science may be unfolding and what discoveries may lurk on the horizon. But the new year is also a chance to look back at recent turmoil and instability in federally funded scientific research, the wholesale dismissalContinue Reading

online-freedom-and-security:-the-next-big-challenge-in-tech

The way we interact with the internet is changing rapidly. With every innovation comes both opportunity and risk. Users around the world are thinking more about how to protect their privacy and keep their information safe. The growing interest in tools like an incognito browser reflects a wider concern: How can weContinue Reading

this-week-in-techdirt-history:-december-14th-–-20th

Five Years Ago This week in 2020, USA Today published its latest bogus oped against Section 230 that misrepresented the law, a district court rejected CDT’s challenge of The Traitor’s ridiculous executive order about 230, and The Traitor appointed an unqualified 230-hater to a top DOJ role. Lindsay Graham threatened toContinue Reading