Stem rust is one of the deadliest crop diseases. It is caused by a fungus (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) and has severely affected cereal farming throughout its entire history. A new study publis… [+2284 chars]
On March 21, 2022, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced that the number of known exoplanets exceeded 5,000.1 It was just 30 years ago that astronomers discovered the first exoplanetmuch has … [+5948 chars]
Shown here being packed up for shipment to its launch site last year, the James Webb Space Telescope was designed to probe the early Universe.Credit: Chris Gunn/NASA Internal NASA documents obtained… [+8941 chars]
How does a boa constrictor breathe while squishing its prey in its coils? When the snake tightens its coils around an animal, its own ribs also come under pressure from the snake’s own contracting mu… [+7378 chars]
Officials with the Hubble Space Telescope program have some new science to share on Wednesday (March 30). A NASA statement promises "one for the record books" and an "exciting new observation" from … [+2319 chars]
CNN By Zeena Saifi, Eoin McSweeney, Bear Hutchison and Becky Anderson, CNN The European Space Agency may seek closer ties with NASA on its upcoming missions, especially the ExoMars rover, after it … [+2843 chars]
China's first Mars orbiter is keeping tabs on multiple robots on the Red Planet's surface. The Tianwen 1 orbiter recently captured photos of the Zhurong rover, its partner on the Tianwen 1 Mars miss… [+3341 chars]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The next four-person crew set to fly to the International Space Station will hitch a ride on a SpaceX Crew Dragon named "Freedom." NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren shared the new c… [+859 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 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]
Hubble has photographed a massive spiral galaxy that lies about 60 million light-years from Earth. Despite its size, it’s far from the largest celestial object known to astronomers. The photo was c… [+2376 chars]
A team of scientists has created a powerful new method for generating protein drugs. Using computers, they designed molecules that can target important proteins in the body, such as the insulin recep… [+2990 chars]
