The interacting galaxy pair NGC 1512 and NGC 1510 take center stage in this image from the Dark ... [+] Energy Camera, a state-of-the art wide-field imager on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope a… [+2773 chars]
After being puzzled for more than 60 years, scientists at NASA have finally developed a theory that can explain how the explosions on the Sun take place. This has also revealed how solar flares are b… [+2077 chars]
U.K. engineers are currently testing a device that will make GPS navigation work on the moon ahead of a 2024 launch of a demonstration mission. The device, called NaviMoon, was built by Switzerland-… [+3822 chars]
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck heralded the company's first attempt on Monday to catch its Electron rocket booster using a helicopter after launch as "phenomenal," telling CNBC that the test "achieved 99%… [+2727 chars]
A young female bat weighing a quarter of an ounce has flown more than 1,500 miles from Russia to the French Alps, the longest bat flight ever recorded. The Nathusius pipistrelle bat bests the previo… [+4965 chars]
The left hand looks like the right hand in the mirror but the left-handed glove does not fit on the right hand. Chirality refers to this property where the object cannot be superimposed on to the mir… [+2862 chars]
The spread of fake news through "pavement media" in Africa means the continent needs unique techniques to tackle the spread of misinformation, a new study says. Discussions about current affairs in … [+3747 chars]
Corals, a keystone species of marine ecosystems, are being killed off because of climate change and ocean warming. Corals, along with sea anemones and jellyfish, all belong to a group of animals know… [+2853 chars]
Wealth inequality is a research topic typically reserved for humans. Now, research from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln suggests that studying wealt… [+7599 chars]
There are approximately 750 species of salamander known to science, a third of which reside in North America. Now, a team of researchers led by R. Alexander Pyron, the Robert F. Griggs Associate Prof… [+2775 chars]
While the moon's brightness may have obscured April Lyrid's meteor shower, stargazers will have another opportunity to spot meteors with the upcoming Eta Aquariids meteor shower, peaking at around 12… [+4474 chars]
Mars is full of volcanoes, such as these ones in the Tharsis region: Ceraunius Tholus and Uranius ... [+] Tholus. This image came from data taken during separate orbits of the European Space Agency's… [+2281 chars]