Quantum computers are getting bigger, but there are still few practical ways to take advantage of their extra computing power. To get over this hurdle, researchers are designing algorithms to ease th… [+5017 chars]
After 341 consecutive days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei now holds the record for the longest stay in space by a U.S. astronaut. The 55-year-old has been onboard the International Space Station sinc… [+3022 chars]
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope using its two instruments has captured the image of the heart of a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 1097. The galaxy resides 48 million light-years away from Earth in t… [+455 chars]
A new Hubble Space Telescope clearly captures the heart of a distant galaxy structured much like our own. The new image shows the "eye" of a galaxy called NGC 1097, which is located 48 million light… [+1978 chars]
When marine biologists subjected two of the most common coral species to a +2°C aquarium for two years, mother nature showed she may just have a trick or two yet up her sleeves. Keeping the planet f… [+2449 chars]
If you've been under the impression that NASA is the only space agency putting in the hours to boost space exploration and achieve space dominance, we have some news for you. The China National Spa… [+3455 chars]
A new study based on NASA and ESA satellite data shows that Arctic sea ice is thinning at a "frightening rate." Measuring the ice via satellites each month from 2018 to 2021, polar scientists Sahra … [+2595 chars]
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter's flight operations have been extended on Mars after it completed its 21st flight. The first powered craft to fly on another planet will be supporting the second science c… [+2293 chars]
A bacterial enzyme (crystal structure shown here) makes a new type of biodegradable polymer, acholetin, which might someday find use in drug delivery, tissue engineering or other applications. Credit… [+2838 chars]
Debris from a SpaceX rocket was thought to be headed for the satellite, but a Chinese booster was later blamed. Beijing denies it and no one knows what it is that is headed for the far side of the mo… [+1804 chars]
Starship is the future of SpaceX. SpaceX SpaceX came into existence on March 14, 2002 and it's been busy since. The company released a rousing whirlwind retrospective video on Monday to mark its 2… [+1332 chars]
"Streams to the river, river to the sea." If only it were that simple.Most global carbon-budgeting efforts assume a linear flow of water from the land to the sea, which ignores the complex interplay … [+4562 chars]