A Tyrannosaurus rex chick shivers in the cold aftermath of the asteroid impact 66 million years ago. The asteroid caused sulfur aerosols to enter the atmosphere, which led to global cooling. (Image c… [+4938 chars]
Astronomers have been facing a big problem in cosmology the study of the formation and behavior of the Universe itself for a while now. Literally the biggest: Where do the most supermassive black h… [+6760 chars]
Introducing self-evolving RNA created by scientists at the University of Tokyo. It offers insights into how simple biological molecules can lead to the emergence of complex lifelike systems. This se… [+2450 chars]
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]
China’s Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover touched down on the Martian plain Utopia Planitia on May 14, 2021 after spending about three months orbiting the Red Planet. While the Chinese Space Agency … [+3227 chars]
NASA's MRO spacecraft spotted China's Zhurong rover and its wheels tracks on March 11, 2022. The dark object is the rover. NASA/JPL/UArizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series explor… [+1532 chars]
A team of researchers led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) of Barcelona and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has revealed the distribution and mercury degradation capacities … [+4797 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]
The Moon is seen rising behind NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard. Credit: NASA / Aubrey Gemignani Edinburgh / Cape Canaveral, 21 March 2022. – NASAs Space Launc… [+1354 chars]
It was a good week for physics research as work by two teams of theorists working independently may have solved Stephen Hawking's black hole paradox. The first demonstrated that black holes are more … [+2340 chars]
It’s called HiRISE, or High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, and it’s the camera installed on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a NASA satellite orbiting Mars. Recently, this probe approached D… [+1244 chars]
(WTAJ) –NASA’s rocket launch scheduled for Monday night at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia may be visible in Pennsylvania as a small object streaking through the sky. Check the skies for li… [+1083 chars]
