In biology, symmetry is typically the rule rather than the exception. Our bodies have left and right halves, starfish radiate from a central point and even trees, though not largely symmetrical, stil… [+4753 chars]
While theyre squeezing, those ribs are compressed. Ingesting prey also expands ribs to their limit. Exactly how boas could breathe while constricting or ingesting remained a mystery. Something had t… [+1722 chars]
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is a geoscientist whose work has stretched from Earth all the way to Mars. Currently assigned to fly to space for the first time in 2022 with SpaceX's Crew-4 mission t… [+8081 chars]
NASA has now confirmed that more than 5,000 planets exist outside our solar system, which is "just a fraction" of the likely hundreds of billions in our galaxy. The planetary odometer turned on Marc… [+2587 chars]
NASA confirmed the existence of 65 new exoplanets this week. This brings the total to 5,005 planets outside of our solar system. 30 years since the first discovery, the pace is only quickening. With … [+2277 chars]
[Courtesy of the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute ] SEOUL -- Three state-run research bodies have joined hands to push for South Korea's first asteroid exploration mission in April 2029 w… [+2527 chars]
In this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, an explosive explosion from a young star sweeps across the sky. An incandescent jet of gas travelling at supersonic speeds is produced by an ex… [+2523 chars]
Imagining RNA and proteins as little input-output machines that carry out algorithmic genetic instructions explains the tendency toward symmetry in a way that Darwinian survival of the fittest hasnt … [+1620 chars]
NASA is just days away from launching its first space tourism mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Currently targeting Sunday, April 3, for launch from Floridas Kennedy Space Center, th… [+2471 chars]
image: Charm quarks and antiquarks in protons of atomic nuclei of the Earth's atmospheric gases may produce some of neutrinos recorded by modern neutrino detectors.view more Credit: Sources: IceCub… [+9820 chars]
When it comes to human space exploration, it's difficult to bring along everything astronauts need for a mission especially if the plan is for a mission to last longer than a few weeks. That's why pe… [+1087 chars]
[Courtesy of the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute ] SEOUL -- Three state-run research bodies have joined hands to push for South Korea's first asteroid exploration mission in April 2029 w… [+2527 chars]
