With their stretched bodies, immense wingspan and iridescent coloring, dragonflies are a unique sight. But their originality doesnt end with their looks: As one of the oldest insect species on the pl… [+5310 chars]
image: The eddy covariance system (left center) installed in Dajiuhu subalpine peatland in Shennongjia, central China's Hubei Province.view more Credit: Jiwen Ges team) Wetland ecosystems are the … [+2892 chars]
GLIMPSE is a robot designed to explore, created at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, and is now ready for the necessary tests before launching it into space. The idea is to send it to the moo… [+1751 chars]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain ESA’s Gaia space telescope revolutionizes our understanding of the Milky Way. It scans the sky to measure the position, movement, distance, and characteristics of billions … [+948 chars]
image: By bending sheet of cells, similar to the one that makes up our skin, the researchers noticed more precisely that the cells swelled to take the shape of small domes.view more Credit: Aurélie… [+4196 chars]
Pasadena, CA— A team of astronomers led by University of Michigan’s Ian Roederer and including Carnegie’s Erika Holmbeck have identified the widest range of elements yet observed in a star beyond our… [+4371 chars]
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has recently shared a dazzling view of a broad-brimmed Mexican hat resembling a galaxy called NGC 7814. Also known as ‘Little Sombrero’ or Caldwell 43, the galaxy is loc… [+614 chars]
Systems in which mechanical motion is controlled at the level of individual quanta are emerging as a promising quantum-technology platform. New experimental work now establishes how quantum properti… [+6268 chars]
Scientists have for the first time grown seeds in lunar soil collected by US space agency NASAs long-ago moonwalkers, an achievement that heralds the promise of using earthly plants to support human … [+3652 chars]
Good morning, gentle reader, and welcome to your Friday roundup of the best stories and images from This Week in Space. This week, it’s all good news. The James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned … [+6975 chars]
Parts of Antarctica have actually gained ice during the last 20 years, new research reveals, despite the continent suffering significant loss due to global warming. Researchers say that sea ice, pus… [+6408 chars]
