image: Common polymers used to mimic the natural crowding inside the cell may "steal" ions. They are real ion thieves! Photos were taken by courtesy of the Cosmos Museum in Warsaw.view more Credit… [+7711 chars]
The inner nebula of the much-studied supernova Cassiopeia A is not moving smoothly outward. This has been discovered by astronomers from the University of Amsterdam and Harvard. The astronomers suspe… [+3643 chars]
According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) more than five percent of the world’s population is affected by hearing loss and deafness, which is mostly caused by loss of hair cells i… [+4885 chars]
A galaxy's overdeveloped spiral arm dominates the foreground of a stunning new image from the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii. The image captures a lopsided spiral galaxy known as NGC 772, which lie… [+2507 chars]
A novel glacier model has been developed which can simulate ice dynamics and ice interaction with the climate up to a thousand times faster than previous models. This model can be used to predict the… [+7270 chars]
A galaxy's overdeveloped spiral arm dominates the foreground of a stunning new image from the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii. The image captures a lopsided spiral galaxy known as NGC 772, which lie… [+2507 chars]
Robotic exploration of the red planet has taught us a great deal about our nearest planetary neighbor, and NASA’s Curiosity rover had an outsized role in accomplishing that. Its successor, a very sim… [+2520 chars]
NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter recently completed its 23rd excursion, flying for 129.1 seconds across 358 meters. The autonomous chopper has survived almost a year on the Red Planet—well beyond th… [+1931 chars]
A Hungarian astronomer who had discovered a small asteroid just hours before it hit Earth earlier this month nearly scored a second lucky strike spotting another space rock that appeared on a collisi… [+2425 chars]
NASA and the European Space Agency announced that they have selected two astronauts to launch on SpaceXs Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station. The organizations selected NASA astronaut … [+989 chars]
Robotic exploration of the red planet has taught us a great deal about our nearest planetary neighbor, and NASA’s Curiosity rover had an outsized role in accomplishing that. Its successor, a very sim… [+2520 chars]
For future Mars astronauts, no wastewater must go to waste. A team from Spanish technological center Tekniker is developing a new sustainable life support mechanisms, required to help astronauts li… [+2403 chars]