Becoming an astronaut is a pretty common dream for kids in kindergarten. Going to Mars or orbiting the Earth is just one of those things that captures the minds of our kids. It seems outlandish and a… [+2003 chars]
Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers has detected 13 new pulsars in the globular cluster NGC 1851. Twelve of them turned out to be millisecond pulsars (MSPs). The d… [+3366 chars]
The CIC biomaGUNE Molecular and Functional Biomarkers group has developed a rapid, cost-effective, synthetic, microwave method for producing ultra-small manganese ferrite nanoparticles that act as ad… [+4563 chars]
A rare isotope of helium gas that formed during the Big Bang is leaking out of the Earths core, providing a major clue as to how our planet first came into being. Known as helium-3, the primordial ga… [+3267 chars]
Enlarge/ Data from SARAO's MeerKAT radio telescope data (green) showing the odd radio circles, is overlaid on optical and near infrared data from the Dark Energy Survey. 2 with 2 posters participat… [+6588 chars]
NASA: Endless asteroids keep zooming past the Earth at astonishing speeds, always posing the risk to threaten our existence. A couple of them, most popularly 2022 EB5, have even struck the Earth. Tha… [+2183 chars]
Two years after SpaceX flew its first astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in the Crew Dragon capsule, the company has revealed its ending production of the spacecraft. Speaking to Re… [+2304 chars]
It is said that the use of fire by humans by definition separates us from base animals. However, one could argue that our ability to track time via the celestial bodies in our skies gave us the quint… [+5780 chars]
Saturn sure makes for a grand view in the night sky. After all, it is the only planet in our solar system with easily visible majestic rings. If you have seen Saturn through an everyday telescope, it… [+1391 chars]
Deep in the Earth beneath us lie two blobs the size of continents. One is under Africa, the other under the Pacific Ocean. The blobs have their roots 2,900 km (1,800 miles) below the surface, almost… [+5294 chars]
