Although the Arecibo radio telescope is no more, it continues to deliver scientific discoveries. There is a wealth of Arecibo data astronomers continue to mine for new discoveries, and one of them is… [+3298 chars]
Night image taken from the International Space Station European Space Agency / NASA An international team of astronomers has determined the extent to which astronomical facilities – namely, the tele… [+7051 chars]
What falls into a black hole, stays in a black hole, at least according to the laws of general relativity. But now, new research suggests that the material inside the black hole may leave a quantum i… [+4186 chars]
A plethora of worlds and a bright star will be visible in the early morning Wednesday (March 23) to predawn risers. All in the sky during the same period will be ringed Saturn, bright Mars, and clou… [+2393 chars]
A new crystalline form of water ice has been discovered in fleeting transitions between phases at high pressures. It's called Ice-VIIt, and it takes place as the substance slides between two already… [+3836 chars]
A research team led by Prof. Liu Baozhong from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) revealed that cytoskeletal molecules (actomyosin) play a key role in the early sh… [+2392 chars]
As humanity moves closer to more affordable space travel, a group of Canadian scientists has proposed developing a “sexology of space”. The topic is a thorny one, since off-Earth sex is taboo in aero… [+3321 chars]
The field of extrasolar planet studies is undergoing a seismic shift. To date, 4,940 exoplanets have been confirmed in 3,711 planetary systems, with another 8,709 candidates awaiting confirmation. Wi… [+8496 chars]
