A team of astronomers have used the ALMA telescope to find a slowly-rotating galaxy in the early universe. That galaxy is the youngest ever found with a measured rotation, and it’s much slower than p… [+2115 chars]
All hail the king of the planets, newly arrived in the evening sky. Jupiter is currently rising in the night sky around midnight on the eastern horizon, dominating at an impressive -2.5 magnitude. (… [+2155 chars]
Nanoscientists from Utrecht University have devised a new and promising way to make catalysts in which the amount of precious metals needed is reduced by a factor of 10. Those precious metals are sca… [+3311 chars]
Astrophysicists prove neutrinos originate from blazars Newswise — Cosmic rays, charged particles that travel up to nearly the speed of light from deep outer space, constantly bombard Earth. For mor… [+4521 chars]
Gamma source and dose modeling The general literature contains conflicting results on whether the energies of photons interacting with fungi affects the radiotrophic response. As such, we sought to … [+16375 chars]
The oldest known Martian meteorite crater was discovered on Tuesday. According to scientists, the discovery could provide details on how Earth was formed. The meteorite NWA 7034, nicknamed Black Bea… [+3158 chars]
Scientists may have to avoid pointing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in certain directions too often to minimise the risk of damage from space rocks. Nasa operators are considering limiting … [+2611 chars]
A megacomet has just passed safely by Earth, but there's still a chance it will grow brighter through the summer as it reaches its closest approach to the sun in December. Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS… [+2824 chars]
On the right, ytterbium ions are trapped in a vacuum chamber and probed with lasers, which create a blue glow. These tests let the MIT group determine each isotope’s energy levels. Traditionally, to… [+7603 chars]
A possible scene at Liang Bua around 70 000 years ago. A giant marabou stork challenges a juvenile ... [+] Komodo dragon for access to the carcass of a dwarf proboscidean while other giant marabou st… [+2541 chars]
New York, July 15 Astronomers have detected a strange and persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that appears to be flashing with surprising regularity, similar to a 'heartbeat'. The signal … [+2302 chars]
In the fairy-tale landscape of the Isle of Skye off the north-west coast of Scotland, the skull of one of the most ancient salamanders ever discovered to date was excavated from Jurassic limestones. … [+6259 chars]
