A couple of years ago, NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft discovered something strange and puzzling. Exploring the asteroid Bennu, it found that the space rock would mysteriously eject pebble-sized rocks in … [+2404 chars]
Sauropods were the largest terrestrial animals that roamed the Earth for more than 100 million years. Among the most iconic groups of dinosaurs, they were initially believed to be semiaquatic animals… [+2758 chars]
Uninspired by the dull scientific numbering of exoplanets? Well, here's your chance to name an alien world and its host star by connecting them to human cultures. To mark the 10th anniversary of its… [+2249 chars]
Each year the Australian Research Council tries to lure researchers back home Many of Australia’s mid-career researchers work overseas. The Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowships scheme ai… [+479 chars]
Newswise — Oak Brook, IL (August 11, 2022) – The August issue of SLAS Technology is now available Open Access on ScienceDirect. Cell migration is an essential function that both influences the posit… [+2365 chars]
Hubble Telescope has been in Earth orbit for years and James Webb Space Telescope has taken position in Sun's orbit just recently. Both these telescopes have astonished the world with their capabilit… [+1861 chars]
The subjective well-being of visitors to a three-minute online art or culture exhibition was found to be significantly improved. Effects are comparable to those of going to actual art galleries or e… [+2897 chars]
Rare earth metals, when linked, can act as a conduit for energy flow, and show promise for the development of novel materials. Scientists have connected two soft crystals and observed the energy tra… [+2633 chars]
Gigantic deserts of almost complete nothingness that make up most of the universe may be causing the expansion of the universe to speed up, new research suggests. That means these vast tracts of noth… [+5094 chars]
Figure 1:A type of 2D ice called bilayer hexagonal ice has been observed on corrugated gold surfaces. Seen from above (top), the water molecules align on the gold substrate, with some rows of molecul… [+8861 chars]
Before leaving Bennu, OSIRIS-REx spent more than two years close to the asteroid. It monitored and gathered information about Bennu's size, shape, mass, composition, spin, and original trajectory. Th… [+1657 chars]
The Perseid meteor shower (also known as the Perseids) will peak on Friday and Saturday, according to the Bronberg Weather Station in Pretoria. Unfortunately, the Perseid meteor shower won’t be vis… [+3468 chars]