Earth's thin crust softens considerably when it dives down into the Earth attached to a tectonic plate. That is demonstrated by X-ray studies carried out using DESY's X-ray source PETRA III on a mine… [+3351 chars]
NASA's Psyche mission, which will investigate one of the most metal-rich asteroids ever observed, 16 Psyche, is edging ever nearer to liftoff. The Psyche spacecraft just had its twin solar arrays in… [+3065 chars]
Multi-layered graphene is a promising carbon-based nanomaterial for a variety of next-generation technologies, but the relationships between its surface structures and properties are not entirely cle… [+3335 chars]
When ribosomes collide in the cells of complex organisms, from yeast to humans, they trigger a quality control process that keeps protein production on track. New work suggests that the collisions (a… [+5449 chars]
Axiom Mission 1 is a mission to the International Space Station by the Houston-based Axiom Space that will be the first fully private crew to the orbiting complex. It is scheduled to launch on March … [+12259 chars]
A NASA moon rover at Space Center Houston in the US Photo: VCG The first NASA photographs taken on the moon, including the first shot of an "Earthrise" and Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface, are ex… [+2009 chars]
Following a competition, ESA has selected the industrial team that will design and build the first experimental payload to extract oxygen from the surface of the Moon. The winning consortium, led by … [+4720 chars]
In the simplest terms, superconductivity between two or more objects means zero wasted electricity. It means electricity is being transferred between these objects with no loss of energy.Many natural… [+3787 chars]
Climate change can impact life on Earth. According to a new study, it can also influence the dead. A fossil of a crustacean claw exoskeleton from the Posidonia Shale in Germany. Image Credit: Drew M… [+4228 chars]
The geological events we see on the surface of the Earth as mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes are expressions of processes that are happening deep in our planet. Here on the Earth's crust, we're p… [+7159 chars]
A team led by scientists at the University of Birmingham has come a step closer to uncovering the purpose of a distinctive set of modifications found at the beginning of messenger RNA which have long… [+3900 chars]
Having never evolved wings, many species of spider instead evolved an uncanny ability to take to the skies using nothing more than a few short threads of gossamer dangling from their dainty butts. J… [+3535 chars]
