Fatty acids and their derivatives are promising raw materials for manufacturing advanced biofuels, detergents, lubricants, surfactants and so on. The current supply of fatty acids is mainly through e… [+2257 chars]
In the early 2030s, the European Space Agency intends to plant a probe deep within the crushing atmosphere of Venus a brutal planet that constantly burns at a blistering 864 degrees Fahrenheit (462 d… [+5683 chars]
ByUniversity of InnsbruckJuly 29, 2022 The scientists believe that their discovery allows for many interesting new medical possibilities. A recently found lipid inhibits cell death. An organism us… [+6088 chars]
Who had asteroids zooming towards earth on their long weekend bingo card? According to NASA, the first asteroid, called 2016 CZ31, will fly by Friday, July 29 just 2,800,000 kilometres away from Ear… [+1013 chars]
The temperature on the Moon can vary from boiling to freezing depending on whether it's night or day, but scientists think there might well be sheltered pits and caves where the temperature is quite … [+3193 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]
The International Space Station is no bed of roses. Visitors to the orbital outpost have described it as smelling like metallic burnt toast, bacon or gunpowder. European Space Agency astronaut Samant… [+1512 chars]
Lunar scientists think they've found the hottest places on the Moon, as well as some 200 Goldilocks zones that are always near the average temperature in San Francisco. The moon has wild temperatur… [+4150 chars]
On December 25th, 2021, after many years of waiting, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) finally launched to space. In the sixth-month period that followed, this next-generation observatory unfurle… [+8156 chars]
Although we understand the modern deep-water cycle, we know very little about how it worked when earth was still a very young planet, lead researcher Michael Hartnady said in a media statement. Multi… [+1510 chars]
NASA's search for life on Mars has been in fast mode for the last 25 years! Back in 1997, NASA's Pathfinder mission landed on the surface of Mars for the first time and it took some stunning images o… [+1937 chars]
Astronomers have created the largest ever 3D map of 1 million distant galaxies otherwise obscured by the Milky Way's dwarf galaxy neighbors, the Magellanic Clouds. The Magellanic Clouds are irregul… [+3407 chars]
