Comet Leonard, shown here on Dec. 4, 2021, was the brightest comet to whiz past Earth that year. (Image credit: Franco Tognarini/Getty Images) The brightest comet to whiz past Earth in 2021 has like… [+3219 chars]
Scientists at Virginia Tech and U.S. Geological Survey used an 80-foot diameter electromagnet to survey the subsurface of the Yellowstone National Park and learn more about the water system, a press … [+4308 chars]
image: At the intersection of engineered materials and computation, spin-glass systems comprise a disordered system of nanomagnets arising from random interactions and competition between two types o… [+3881 chars]
This month sees Venus, Saturn and Mars holding a planetary party in the night sky, and if youre up with the larks, youve probably already spotted Venus shining brightly, living up to its nickname of … [+3167 chars]
On a long-duration space flight, such as those planned for missions to Mars and beyond, bone loss can be a severe impediment. But now, scientists found a solution that could solve this problem. In a… [+4333 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]
The recent eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, at 04:14:45 UT on Jan. 15, was recently confirmed to have launched far-reaching, massive global disturbances in the Earth's atmospher… [+4603 chars]
A new study by Jonathan Katz of Washington University in St. Louis suggests that a recently discovered periodic radio transient source, designated GLEAM-X J162759.5523504.3, may be a rare white dwarf… [+3728 chars]
Scientists at Virginia Tech and U.S. Geological Survey used an 80-foot diameter electromagnet to survey the subsurface of the Yellowstone National Park and learn more about the water system, a press … [+4308 chars]
Spinosaurus, the largest known carnivorous dinosaur, had one of the densest bones which allowed it to hunt under water, researchers have claimed, finally putting rest to the debate on how it hunted. … [+1820 chars]
The International Space Station is held up as the bastion of international scientific cooperation: An orbiting testament to human endeavor and our ability to put borders and nationalism to the si… [+8313 chars]
image: Installation of MIRI into the instrument module of NASA's James Webb Space Telescopeview more Credit: NASA While telescope alignment continues, Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) is stil… [+5149 chars]