There wasn't a speck of existence on the planet Earth when it was extremely fresh and modern. The Beginning of Life on Earth Then, eventually, a few chemical oddities occurred, and the chemical bas… [+3597 chars]
Astronomers have witnessed a rare and important life event in the evolution of binary star couplings for the first time. The team discovered a tight binary star surrounded by an expanding shell of … [+3416 chars]
Space launches, specifically morning space launches, are causing spectacular shining clouds to appear in new places, according to recent research published in the journal Advancing Earth and Space Sc… [+5839 chars]
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission will lift off one month from today (July 29), if all goes according to plan. The agency is working toward an Aug. 29 launch for Artemis 1 , which will use a Space Laun… [+3164 chars]
In the next few days, a 23-tonne piece of rocket will plummet to earth at about 15,000 miles per hour. Much of it may burn up on re-entry, but a significant amount will not. It could land as one pie… [+5293 chars]
On July 21, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti became the first European woman to perform a spacewalk. On the occasion of this release, internet users shared an impressive selfie which, accordi… [+2392 chars]
Known as the gentle giants of the oceans, the whale sharks or Rhincodon typus are the biggest sharks and are known to be filter feeders who looked for tiny animals like krill to survive. While gulpi… [+3143 chars]
Researchers from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, using an Argus Mariner XL remotely operated vehicle, recently discovered rare deep-sea brine… [+2437 chars]
Is there now at long last some plausible theoretical basis for the molecular origins and carriers of at least some of the most prominent so-called 'UIE' (Unidentified Infrared Emission) bands that ha… [+3605 chars]
Award-winning Nanuku Resort Fiji is thrilled to announce a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, theJourney to the Starsprogram. The destination luxury resort is set to present an extended series of events … [+4885 chars]
In late 2020, Alphabet's DeepMind division unveiled its novel protein fold prediction algorithm, AlphaFold, and helped solve a scientific quandary that had stumped researchers for half a century. In … [+2033 chars]
A parsec is a unit of distance that is often used by astronomers as an alternative to the light-year, just as kilometers can be used as an alternative to miles. Sci-fi franchises such as "Star Wars" … [+4494 chars]
