image: At the intersection of engineered materials and computation, spin-glass systems comprise a disordered system of nanomagnets arising from random interactions and competition between two types o… [+3881 chars]
The number of sunspots on our sun typically ebbs and flows in a predictable 11-year cycle, but one unusual 70-year period when sunspots were incredibly rare has mystified scientists for 300 years. No… [+7110 chars]
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This month sees Venus, Saturn and Mars holding a planetary party in the night sky, and if youre up with the larks, youve probably already spotted Venus shining brightly, living up to its nickname of … [+3167 chars]
In typical breads, yeast produces bubbles via a biochemical process, causing dough to rise and develop into light, airy, and tasty treats. Without that yeast, it is difficult to make morsels with the… [+2931 chars]
Researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI have found that blow flies can be used as chemical sensors, with a particular focus on the detection of chemical warfare agents. Despite widespread bans… [+4366 chars]
NASA has now confirmed that more than 5,000 planets exist outside our solar system, which is "just a fraction" of the likely hundreds of billions in our galaxy. The planetary odometer turned on Marc… [+2587 chars]
NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt collects lunar samples during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. NASA In December 1972, NASA astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt drilled into the surface of th… [+3027 chars]
When it comes to human space exploration, it's difficult to bring along everything astronauts need for a mission especially if the plan is for a mission to last longer than a few weeks. That's why pe… [+1087 chars]
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have selected two astronauts to launch on NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astron… [+3427 chars]
Comet Leonard, shown here on Dec. 4, 2021, was the brightest comet to whiz past Earth that year. (Image credit: Franco Tognarini/Getty Images) The brightest comet to whiz past Earth in 2021 has like… [+3219 chars]
The recent eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, at 04:14:45 UT on Jan. 15, was recently confirmed to have launched far-reaching, massive global disturbances in the Earth's atmospher… [+4603 chars]
