What is a solar system? A solar system is essentially a star orbited by one or more planets bound to it by its gravitational pull. Our solar system is home to eight planets, several dwarf planets, ov… [+6612 chars]
NASAs Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of two spiral galaxies, which are collectively known as Arp 303. Individually, they are called IC 563 (bottom) and IC 564 (top) are more than 275 mill… [+1365 chars]
Fifty years after it was launched to Venus by the Soviets, a probe could crash on Earth after failing to get out of the planet's orbit. The probe dubbed Kosmos 482, renamed after it failed post-launc… [+3668 chars]
Co-orbiting worlds, also known as Trojans, have not been found yet outside the solar system. That's a strange thing, a new study suggests, given we see them constantly closer to home. Our solar syst… [+2998 chars]
Floquet topological insulators are materials with topological phases that originate from tailored time-dependent perturbations of their crystal structure. These materials have been proved to feature … [+5651 chars]
The discoveries of exoplanets in recent years have been absolutely extraordinary, and they could relatively soon be reached by our technology. At Cape Canaveral in Florida, on April 18, 2018 at 6:51p… [+13169 chars]
Boeing's Starliner capsule will get a thorough going-over now that it's back on Earth. Starliner launched on May 19, kicking off a crucial uncrewed demonstration mission to the International Space … [+4033 chars]
The ostrich is genetically wired to adapt to rising or falling temperatures. However, when the temperature fluctuates more often, as it does with climate change, the flightless bird with a 40-gram br… [+2797 chars]
During heavy storms, the normally stratified layers of water in ocean fjords get mixed, which leads to oxygenation of the fjord floor. But these storm events also result in a spike in methane emissio… [+4140 chars]
BySciTechDailyMay 30, 2022 Artists concept of a sun-like star (left) and a rocky planet about 60% larger than Earth in orbit in the stars habitable zone. Gravitational microlensing has the ability t… [+12969 chars]
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Washington: After halting Artemis 1 moon rocket’s “wet dress rehearsal” several times, NASA now targets to attempt the crucial fuelling test of its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket on June 19. N… [+2318 chars]
