Whoa. Venus Game A new proposition from a NASA researcher suggests making Venus habitable to humans. The only catch? It suggests encasing the entire planet in a giant shell, trapping the toxic atmo… [+2063 chars]
There are numerous ways of making two-and three-dimensional models of atoms and particles. Using a state-of-art approach that can image samples at the atomic scale, scientists observed that tradition… [+2895 chars]
The ice cover surrounding Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere slowly expands between March and October every year. During this period, the entire ice area grows by six times to become bigger than R… [+4372 chars]
NASA's Mars Ingenuity Helicopter has been busy traversing the red planet, and recently completed its 23rd flight. The autonomous drone managed to fly for a total of 129 seconds, across 358 metres. … [+2108 chars]
On January 15, the volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai devastated the nation of Tonga. The eruption triggered tsunamis as far afield as the Caribbean and generated atmospheric waves that traveled aroun… [+9624 chars]
The concept of the spacewalk is fascinating, to say the least. Yes, its less of a walk and more of 'space-floating'. The idea of being outside the protective spacecraft with almost nothing between yo… [+2245 chars]
ESA's ExoMars rover is confirmed technically ready for launch, and a fast-track study is under way to determine options for bringing the mission to Mars. The ESA-led Rosalind Franklin rover has a un… [+2763 chars]
The center of Lagoon Nebula, captured by the Hubble Telescope. Nebulae are the primary sources of ... [+] helium-3, and the amount of He-3 leaking from the Earths core suggests the planet formed insi… [+3237 chars]
The ice cover surrounding Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere slowly expands between March and October every year. During this period, the entire ice area grows by six times to become bigger than R… [+4372 chars]
Comparative metabolomics with Metaboseek. a Metaboseek includes an integrated XCMS module for feature detection and feature grouping (with CAMERA annotation) and accepts feature tables generated by o… [+5771 chars]
Bacteria, fungi, and yeast are very good at excreting useful substances such as weak acids. One way in which they do this is through passive diffusion of molecules across the cell membrane. At the sa… [+5240 chars]
Enlarge/ A rendering of the star V Hydrae, or V Hya for short. In its death throes, the star emitted a series of expanding rings that scientists calculated are being formed every few hundred years, p… [+6258 chars]