NASA will test new science equipment for future missions with a sounding rocket launch August 22 from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics Demonstration mission, o… [+3859 chars]
You probably know that during a tough workout—whether you’re running intervals or clocking long steady miles—you’re also torching calories. But the cool part? Even after you’re done with your run, yo… [+4002 chars]
Early Thursday morning we will have an opportunity to catch sight of the two brightest objects in the night sky, engaged in a final pre-sunrise dance. Set your alarm clock to ring one hour before s… [+3985 chars]
The Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is much richer in complex organic molecules than scientists expected, and until now, some of those molecules had never been seen around a comet. Because comets … [+4673 chars]
Today's VIS image shows the upper elevations of Olympus Mons, including part of the summit caldera. Scarps and extensional features (graben) record multiple stages of caldera collapse at the summit o… [+1114 chars]
Do not panic when you read the following sentence: there are sharks that have developed legs who can walk on land. No, this isn't a creature feature a la "Sharknado" or "Snakes on a Plane." This is … [+2788 chars]
<li>Crespo-Otero, R. & Barbatti, M. Recent advances and perspectives on nonadiabatic mixed quantumclassical dynamics. Chem. Rev.118, 70267068 (2018). A review article that presents advances in NA… [+1380 chars]
The timing and intensity of the seasons shapes life all around us, including tool use by birds, the evolutionary diversification of giraffes, and the behaviour of our close primate relatives. Some … [+5149 chars]
Artemis I is scheduled to launch on an unmanned mission to orbit the moon on Aug. 29. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) NASA has identified 13 possible landing sit… [+3210 chars]
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The absorption of a small galaxy into a larger spiral galaxy seems to have acted as a 'black hole delivery system' leaving a distant galaxy with two supermassive black holes that will eventually coll… [+3182 chars]
The study shed new light on the process of memory recall. Recalling memories requires the cooperation of several brain regions. When you have a memorable evening at a restaurant, more than just the… [+2889 chars]