Some coronal loops that appear to emerge from the sun could actually be optical illusions created by folds or wrinkles in large sheets of stellar material called coronal veils, new research suggests.… [+5238 chars]
On the second anniversary of the launch of China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission, its orbiter shared a stunning image of the biggest moon on the red planet, Phobos. This is a result of the high-resolution c… [+1668 chars]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) did not propose releasing space bubbles to tackle climate change, despite claims made online that misattributed a research paper to the organization. The WEF reposted (… [+3119 chars]
Our solar system's citrus-colored gas giant, Jupiter, is no stranger to chaos. And earlier this month, NASA's Juno mission captured a mesmerizing snap to prove that point. During the probe's 43rd cl… [+2700 chars]
Boulder, Colo., USA: Article topics and locations include submarine landslides; Deccan volcanism; North America’s Midcontinent Rift magma volume; the Cordillera-craton boundary of western Canada; nor… [+30871 chars]
Scientists discovered that a fourth of the progenitor cells in the testis are murdered by phagocytes, despite the fact that these cells are not doing anything wrong. University of Haifa research has… [+4821 chars]
Space junk from an old SpaceX mission may have landed in rural Australia. A chunk of charred material reportedly left over from the reentry of a SpaceX spacecraft was found in the middle of a sheep … [+4788 chars]
<li>Körner, C. The cold range limit of trees. Trends Ecol. Evo.36, 979989 (2021). Article Google Scholar </li><li>Körner, C. Alpine Treelines (Springer, 2012). </li><li>Miehe, G., Miehe, S., Vo… [+11710 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]
Space travel, as enticing as it sounds, comes with a smorgasbord of health risks due to the effect of weightlessness and radiation exposure. One of the most prominent effects of long-term stay in spa… [+1021 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]
With the launch of Artemis I being just around the corner, NASA is upping the ante during tests that would ensure a long-term human presence on the Moon. In the recent phase of preparations, engineer… [+2131 chars]