Today in tactical planning I was staffed as Surface Properties Scientist, which means I get to put my geology field experience hat on and work with the rover drivers to assess the terrain we’ll cross… [+1670 chars]
The ESA is working on a new exoplanet hunter mission called Plato, to be launched in 2026. Astronomers expect to discover Earth-sized planets within the habitable zone thanks to Plato's ability to sp… [+2885 chars]
New research findings answer long-standing question over the importance of summertime warmth in melting ice sheets. Researchers have finally answered a long-standing question over the role of Earths… [+4327 chars]
When it is free in cold space, a molecule will spontaneously cool down by slowing its rotation and losing rotational energy in quantum transitions. Physicists have shown that this rotational cooling … [+6418 chars]
NASA's sun-grazing spacecraft will make its 12th close flyby of our star on Wednesday (June 1), marking the halfway point of the mission. During this flyby, the Parker Solar Probe, which is speciall… [+3417 chars]
NASA will apparently reveal today (June 1) who's going to make the spacesuits for its Artemis moon program, and you can watch the unveiling live. The news will come during a press conference that st… [+2930 chars]
Infectious microbes have evolved sophisticated means to invade host cells, outwit the body's defenses and cause disease. While researchers have tried to puzzle out the complicated interactions betwee… [+11110 chars]
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Millions of tons of a class of extremely reactive chemicals called hydrotrioxides can linger in the atmosphere for several hours, a new study suggests — which could have implications for human healt… [+5611 chars]
In an article recently published in the journal Bioprinting, researchers discussed the development of a bioink formulation based on radical scavenging gelatin methacrylamide for three-dimensional (3D… [+5934 chars]
In between Earth's rigid tectonic plates above and its convecting mantle below is a hot and soft layer known as the asthenosphere. At mid-ocean ridges, upwelling of the hot asthenosphere to the surfa… [+2982 chars]
Long before they enter a classroom, people learn to identify commonplace objects like a dog and a chair just by encountering them in everyday life, with no intent to learn about what they are. A new… [+5271 chars]
