On April 15, planetary scientist and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will launch to the International Space Station and, as such, will likely be in space when the agency's Artemis 1 mission launches t… [+7195 chars]
Newswise — Irvine, Calif., March 24, 2022 — The Arctic is warming along with the rest of the planet, and as this is happening, its permafrost – perennially frozen arctic soil that holds a lot of trap… [+5244 chars]
Scientists may have finally solved the mysterious origins of the diamond-shaped asteroid Ryugu: It may be the remnants of a long-dead comet. The new origin theory , taken from findings from Japan's… [+3039 chars]
Using a microphone, a laser, and some crafty mathematics, a team of scientists has measured the speed of sound on Mars, in what is a scientific first and another cool finding made possible by NASAs P… [+3726 chars]
There may be an arctic ocean under Europa’s frozen crust where saltwater is delivering oxygen, which might help support extraterrestrial biology, reported a group of experts. In their model, oxygen … [+1719 chars]
Hubble has photographed a massive spiral galaxy that lies about 60 million light-years from Earth. Despite its size, it’s far from the largest celestial object known to astronomers. The photo was c… [+2376 chars]
In the first year of its scientific operations, the James Webb Space Telescope will study small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, look for the oldest stars in the universe or peer inside mysterious re… [+4458 chars]
China's first Mars orbiter is keeping tabs on multiple robots on the Red Planet's surface. The Tianwen 1 orbiter recently captured photos of the Zhurong rover, its partner on the Tianwen 1 Mars miss… [+3341 chars]
Everything smaller gets consumed and turned into these lovely coprolites, he said. Everything larger gets something taken out of it, but it was able to get away from the attack. The attacker, he sur… [+1525 chars]
Deep-sea creatures come in all shapes and sizes. But whether these ocean dwellers look downright frightening or perfectly adorable, they never fail to be interesting. Deep-sea creatures live in a com… [+1930 chars]
Deep-sea creatures come in all shapes and sizes. But whether these ocean dwellers look downright frightening or perfectly adorable, they never fail to be interesting. Deep-sea creatures live in a com… [+1930 chars]
X-ray crystal structure of the mononuclear iron 2-diphosphorus complex. Credit: Figueroa Lab Group, UC San Diego / Curtis Moore, Ohio State University The elements on the periodic table of elements … [+5240 chars]
