This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Shane Keating (opens in new tab), Senior Lectur… [+6647 chars]
Ichthyosaur ill. Credit: Esther van Hulsen A new study published in PeerJ uses modern methods to understand the preservation of unique ichthyosaur fossils. One complete animal and one tail are the f… [+3902 chars]
The ongoing success of the multi-instrument optics alignment for NASA's Webb telescope's near-infrared instruments has moved the attention of the commissioning team to chill as we carefully monitor t… [+5024 chars]
Still, space experts have expressed concern over the potential implications of space junk in the future. "We're not at a huge problem right now but if we don't do anything in the next decade, couple… [+233 chars]
The flight model of the Scatterometer Antenna Subsystem (SAS) of the MetOp Second Generation meteorological satellites has been officially delivered after four months of extensive testing at the Airb… [+4143 chars]
The search for life outside our planet It mainly focuses on MarsSo much so, that even Elon Musk would have decided to build a colony on the Red Planet, but Another planet might be suitable for hostin… [+2258 chars]
About 60% of Big John's skeletal remains were discovered. Here, you can see the Triceratops' entire skeleton after the restoration work was complete. (Image credit: Zoic LLC) A violent encounter wit… [+5353 chars]
The sun experiences many different types of eruptions, but two major types of eruptions occur on the sun's surface: solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CME). NASA has taken to its blog and to t… [+1948 chars]
A Soyuz 2.1b rocket has successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, carrying a Lotos electronic signals intelligence satellite into orbit for the Russian military. Liftoff took place at 11:20… [+5721 chars]
Chemists integrated computer functions into rolling DNA-based motors, opening a new realm of possibilities for miniature, molecular robots. Nature Nanotechnology published the development, the first … [+7288 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]
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei said relations between US astronauts and Russian cosmonauts were cordial at the International Space Station (ISS), even as tensions continued to escalate between the two… [+2174 chars]
