Western Sydney University researchers and an international team of experts have recently discovered a mysterious circular ring dubbed J06246948 between the Galactic Plane and the large Magellanic Clo… [+2054 chars]
Officials recently warned that Earth is due to be impacted by a powerful solar storm on March 31 that will likely cause incredible auroras in certain locations around the planet. The U.S. National O… [+967 chars]
Ever since New Horizons first beamed back its beauty shots of Pluto in 2015, we’ve been poring over the data. Now, planetary scientists have reported evidence confirming the presence of cryovolcanoes… [+3432 chars]
An international team of scientists has proved that Mercury, our solar system's smallest planet, has geomagnetic storms similar to those on Earth. The research by scientists in the United States, Ca… [+4324 chars]
How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs? Kinjal, age 11, Delhi, India (Asked as part of the Curious Kids series where children ask questions, and experts ans… [+3668 chars]
Returning to the Moon will require new and bigger rockets, one of which NASA will be testing this Friday and over the weekend. However, the test will be conducted under a veil of silence, supposedly … [+3684 chars]
At least 17 solar eruptions from a single sunspot are likely to reach the Earth on Thursday (March 31). This will cause geomagnetic storms. These eruptions have originated from an overactive sunspot… [+1352 chars]
There is enormous potential in the large, noncoding transcriptome to encode disease variants. This makes RNAs appealing targets for drug discovery. Although early prospects did not have good drug-lik… [+3737 chars]
It was already impressive when NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) managed to spot the Perseverance rover soon after it landed on the martian surface last year. Now the orbiters powerful High Re… [+2105 chars]
Often, a spiderweb conjures the idea of captured prey soon to be consumed by a waiting predator. In the case of the "Spiderweb" protocluster, however, objects that lie within a giant cosmic web are f… [+3607 chars]
Rocket Lab and SpaceX both plan to launch missions on Friday (April 1), and you can watch the space doubleheader live. A Rocket Lab Electron vehicle is scheduled to loft two Earth-observing satell… [+2591 chars]
Polynesian explorers discovered a treasure trove of unique plants and animals when they arrived in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, according to new research. In a unique transdisciplinary… [+5035 chars]