How molecules bind to a surface is of central importance in chemical reactions, making the possibility of studying binding configurations in isolated nanosystems of great interest. A Freiburg researc… [+2533 chars]
The launch of NASA's CAPSTONE moon mission has been pushed back again, this time to no earlier than June 25. NASA and launch provider Rocket Lab had been eyeing yesterday (June 13) as the soonest po… [+1982 chars]
Mercury will be visible at pre-dawn on June 16, 2022 when the planet reaches greatest western elongation. (Image credit: Chris Vaughan) Mercury will briefly reveal itself at pre-dawn tomorrow (June… [+2443 chars]
Rashid Rover will provide about 10 gigabytes of recorded material, scientific data, and new images, to the global scientific community. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has … [+3546 chars]
ByEuropean Space Agency (ESA)June 15, 2022 Comet Interceptor has been selected as ESAs new fast-class mission. It will be the first spacecraft to visit a truly pristine comet or other interstellar o… [+9525 chars]
Experts at the University of Bristol have discovered that the scales on moth wings act as excellent sound absorbers even when placed on an artificial surface.The researchers, which recently discovere… [+3177 chars]
Welcome to the summer American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Pasadena, CA, and online! Astrobites is attending the conference as usual, and we will report highlights from each day here. If yo… [+31037 chars]
Members of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team are pictured with the Collier Trophy during the Robert J. Collier Dinner in Washington on June 9, 2022. The team was awarded the 2021 Collier Trophy "… [+1319 chars]
Cloning, expression and purification ORC, Cdc6, Mcm27Cdt1, DDK, CDK, Sld2, Sld3Sld7, Cdc45, Dpb11, Pol , Pol exo-, Pol , TopoI, Mcm10 and yeast histone octamer were purified on the basis of previous… [+23767 chars]
A solar eruption that passed by Earth this morning could spark minor geomagnetic storms lasting days, scientists have warned. The coronal mass ejection (CME) delivered our planet a 'glancing blow' … [+8076 chars]
A new study published in Nature today has identified a potential Achilles heel in the protective layers surrounding Gram-negative bacteria that could aid in the development of next-generation antibio… [+3132 chars]
Oxygen vacancy (Ov) significantly influences the oxidation process through oxygen adsorption and activation. Element doping can fabricate oxygen vacancy on titanium dioxide (TiO2), but the effects of… [+1902 chars]