Research Box Title NASA has selected 24 new Fellows for its prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP). The NHFP is one of the highlights of NASA's pursuit of excellence in astrophysics. The … [+5395 chars]
The FAA's previous target date was March 28. The FAA noted that completing the environmental review does not guarantee a vehicle operator license will be issued, which must also meet FAA safety, risk… [+1468 chars]
An artist’s interpretation of liquid water on the surface of the Europa pooling beneath chaos terrain. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Salt water within the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa could be tran… [+4928 chars]
Astronomers have detected a cloud of dust the size of a whole star, 330 light-years away. Its cause? A colossal smash-up between two exoplanets that were still just forming. We know this because ast… [+5150 chars]
The way electrons flow in materials determine its electronic properties. For example, when a voltage is sustained across a conducting material, electrons start flowing, generating an electrical curre… [+4705 chars]
The European Space Agency may seek closer ties with NASA on its upcoming missions, especially the ExoMars rover, after it became clear ESA needed "to sever" its ties with Russia, the agency's directo… [+2898 chars]
In the first year of its scientific operations, the James Webb Space Telescope will study small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, look for the oldest stars in the universe or peer inside mysterious re… [+4458 chars]
Amongst the high mountain meadows and grasslands of the Ethiopian plateau stands one primate, the gelada-the “bleeding heart” monkey named for its brilliant red chest. Geladas are the last of their k… [+12202 chars]
The Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), is targeted to launch no earlier than Sunday, April 3, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenn… [+1486 chars]
Researchers from the Babraham Institute's Epigenetics research programme have been able to learn more about naïve stem cell reprogramming following a genome wide functional screen. Their research, pu… [+4390 chars]
The later stages of pregnancy can make life difficult as the fetus presses against the diaphragm, making it hard to breathe. But snakes that constrict their victims before swallowing them whole have … [+4130 chars]
University of Sydney scientists have used the geological record of the deep sea to discover that past global warming has sped up deep ocean circulation. This is one of the missing links for predictin… [+4122 chars]