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]
Chennai, Mar 31 (IANS): India's third moon mission Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1 satellite will be tracked by the antennas of European Space Agency (ESA). According to ESA, the Indian Space Research O… [+3016 chars]
The International Space Station (ISS) remains at an altitude of about 250 miles, and regularly astronauts aboard the station venture out for a spacewalk to conduct repairs/make improvements to the st… [+996 chars]
China has established a deep-space exploration laboratory here on Earth to support the development of the country's growing plans for lunar and planetary missions. The Tiandu laboratory will conduc… [+2885 chars]
The sun is waking up and we are experiencing the effects on Earth as disruptive radio blackouts and stunning aurora displays. The "magnetically complex" sunspot called 2975 has spurted out about 20… [+5042 chars]
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is seen outside the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after he landed with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakh… [+3705 chars]
During the Late Quaternary extinction of megafauna – which began roughly a million years ago – around half of all large-bodied animals went extinct. The contributory causes remain unclear: What part … [+7394 chars]
On April 1, an asteroid large enough to do some serious damage will make its closest recorded approach to the Earth. In the spirit of April Fools, 2007 FF1 is just kidding, however, passing 19 times … [+2548 chars]
On April 1, an asteroid large enough to do some serious damage will make its closest recorded approach to the Earth. In the spirit of April Fools, 2007 FF1 is just kidding, however, passing 19 times … [+2548 chars]
The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship approaches the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 261 miles above Kazakhstan. (December 8, 2021) Credit: NASA NASA has ordered 12 additional… [+1569 chars]
A view from the Perseverance rover as it looks back at its wheel tracks in March 2022. Credit: NASA NASAs Perseverance Mars rover has been racing toward an ancient Martian river delta in recent week… [+3317 chars]
A first-of-its-kind study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers reveals why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces. The discovery could help engineers design better,… [+3848 chars]
