A team of scientists has uncovered fossils of a 33 ft apex predator dinosaur, breaking records in its appropriate category. A team of Argentinian paleontologists has announced the discovery of what … [+1595 chars]
Researchers from Konstantin Severinov's laboratory have shown what luck has to do with bacterial cells acquiring and retaining small DNA molecules called plasmids in spite of the countering action of… [+4859 chars]
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder helps researchers predict weather, analyze air pollution, monitor volcanoes, and track a changing climate. And there's more. On April 13, a blizzard dropped 4 feet o… [+5494 chars]
A group of astronomers, led by Sierk van Terwisga from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, have analyzed the mass distribution of over 870 planet-forming disks in the Orion A cloud. By exploiting… [+7511 chars]
Physicists sometimes come up with crazy stories that sound like science fiction. Some turn out to be true, like how the curvature of space and time described by Einstein was eventually borne out by a… [+9691 chars]
Sometimes you have to stop and ask yourself: is it worth it? NASA and the German Aerospace Center did, and decided that the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) — which is a plan… [+5673 chars]
On Saturday (May 7), the world may witness minor radio blackouts. Well, if you do, it may be due to a weak solar storm, which will pass through Earth, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat… [+1136 chars]
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder helps researchers predict weather, analyze air pollution, monitor volcanoes, and track a changing climate. And there's more. On April 13, a blizzard dropped 4 feet o… [+5494 chars]
Ever wonder what happened to all those collections of rocks and dust the Apollo astronauts brought back from the Moon? Some of those lunar samples were studied right away. Others made their way into … [+5228 chars]
The sunscreens on coral reef-exploring tourists often contain a component that may speed up the death of the endangered ecosystems. New findings in the journal Science indicate how this happens. The… [+3759 chars]
Yet another cloud of space debris has appeared in orbit around Earth. This particular cloud was birthed by the explosion of an old Russian rocket motor. Currently, the U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space S… [+2874 chars]
International Astronomy Day is observed two times a year. While one is celebrated in Spring and the other one is in Autumn. International Astronomy Day is observed two times a year. While one is ce… [+1941 chars]
