A organisation in Hawaii is providing schoolchildren from all around the islands the opportunity to leave their imprint on the moon. The International Lunar Observatory Association is inviting all H… [+1993 chars]
London: Filaments of plasma have erupted from a fiery canyon on the Sun’s surface, releasing powerful streams of magnetised solar wind that might result in geomagnetic storms and auroras on Earth. A… [+2223 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a Jupiter-like protoplanet forming through a process that researchers have described as intense and violent. According to NASA, this discovery supports a l… [+2580 chars]
From seals to whales, many marine animals have a thick layer of fat directly under their skin, known as blubber. Now, a new study has shown for the first time that ichthyosaurs ancient marine reptil… [+4741 chars]
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A team of scientists has identified that Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet has geomagnetic storms similar to those on Earth. Anchorage (Alaska): A team of scientists has identified that Me… [+2809 chars]
Apr 7 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith Machines can beat even the greatest of chess players in a game, but robots cannot hold a chess piece quite as well. Artificial grippers lack the precise tactile sens… [+3543 chars]
We all have often heard about the giant asteroid strike on Earth around 66 million years ago, which killed of all the dinosaurs. This was the massive asteroid Chicxulub and it played a crucial role i… [+2927 chars]
Honey is already a pretty thick liquid, but let it begin to crystalize and it can become downright clumpy. The sugar crystals in suspension seem to increase its viscosity. This phenomenon occurs thro… [+4223 chars]
The human brain consists of almost 80 billion neurons that differ in function, form, and connectivity with other neurons. Due to this complexity, the brain can perform multiple complex tasks. Scient… [+3456 chars]
image: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope illustrationview more Credit: NASA The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) and other Webb instruments have been cooling by radiating their thermal energy into t… [+6106 chars]