STEM

Ever wondered if the gadgets we use every day could help protect our planet? It’s easy to forget that behind every light switch and every charger, there’s an impact on the environment around us. Eco-friendly gadgets are designed to make that impact a little more gentle—without asking us to give up comfort or convenience. These […]

A class of exoplanets, the so-called hot Jupiters, have masses like that of Jupiter but lie rather astonishingly close to their parent stars. Since they were discovered in the mid-1990s, these planets have fascinated astronomers. At distances as small as 0.01 astronomical units (AU), they orbit much closer than Mercury orbits the Sun, completing their