COLUMBIA, Md. and PASADENA, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hidden behind a dark band of dust known as the Great Rift, the Cygnus-X star formation region is more than a bit of a mystery. Astron… [+5248 chars]
A systems perspective frames the next frontier in plant sciences. Moreover, network science aids in translating the complexity of a system into a biological message and enables us to discover novel f… [+855 chars]
As you're reading this sentence, the cells in your brain, called neurons, are sending rapid-fire electrical signals between each other, transmitting information. They're doing so via tiny, specialize… [+2792 chars]
COLUMBIA, Md. and PASADENA, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) High-Resolution Airborne Wideband Camera Plus (HAWC+) … [+4479 chars]
Scientists from the Instituto de Astrofsica de Canarias (IAC) led an international study that found solid sulphur compounds in HH514, a jet of gas coming from the center of the Orion Nebula. There … [+3281 chars]
By Beth Mundy Scientists who study materials can be divided into three categories. “You have people who make things, people who make things do things, and people who try to understand why things do … [+9176 chars]
The sun flexed its considerable magnetic muscles today (June 13), and two solar spacecraft captured the show on video. Earth's star unleashed a long-duration solar flare early this morning, blasting… [+2252 chars]
ByEmily Caldwell, Ohio State UniversityJune 13, 2022 Recently scientists uncovered a treasure trove of new data about RNA viruses in the ocean including 5,500 new RNA virus species. Analysis suggest… [+10806 chars]
Artificial cells have been engineered to mimic the natural characteristics of biological cells in a new study from Imperial College London. Scientists from the Departments of Chemical Engineering an… [+3766 chars]
Paired jets of matter streaming away from supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies usually extend away in opposite directions along the black holes axis of spin as in the two bottom galaxy … [+4967 chars]
NASA's Voyager 1 team is trying to work out why the spacecraft appears to be confused about its location in space, but the mission's distance from Earth makes solving the issue challenging. The Voya… [+2502 chars]
Later this month, skywatchers in Africa can watch a star blink out of sight thanks to a quirk of celestial arrangements. The European Space Agency (ESA) mission Gaia , which launched in 2013, has b… [+6393 chars]