Astronomers using data gathered from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have characterised a cataclysmic collision between two planetesimals in orbit around HD 166191. The star is located at a distance o… [+3244 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]
For the first time, physicists have confirmed a weird quantum phenomenon in which tiny particles, when nudged out of place, will snap right back to where they came from. The strange behavior, called… [+6880 chars]
On March 16, 2022, NASA has shared new images of Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa. This photo was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its 39th close flyby of the planet on January 12, 2022. Durin… [+903 chars]
Its been a busy year on Mars for NASAs Ingenuity helicopter, and its not about to slow down now. After 21 flights, the aircraft is still in excellent condition, so NASA has extended its mission throu… [+2582 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]
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]
(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]
Older than expected: artists impression of a magnetar in a cluster of ancient stars (in red) close to the spiral galaxy M81. The source of fast radio bursts (FRBs) first detected in 2020 is likely t… [+2900 chars]
Astronomers spend their careers looking up at the sky, away from Earth, but now some stargazers say their field has to grapple with the fact that observing the cosmos is contributing to their home pl… [+5322 chars]
The opening of the ice-free corridor that linked Beringia to the North American interior happened potentially thousands of years after the first human migrations to the continent, according to new ev… [+7438 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]
