By Will Dunham Researchers said the star, very hot and blue in color, was estimated at 50 to 100 times the mass of our sun, while being millions of times brighter. Its light traveled for 12.9 billio… [+3328 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]
Until the year 2006, every school science book harped upon there being nine planets and thereafter the count got revised to eight! After 76 years since its discovery in 1930, during the International… [+4001 chars]
Our universe is filled with unsolved mysteries and this particular black widow star system has emerged as one of the biggest mysteries to solve. A dead star is sending pulsars (radio signals from a s… [+2741 chars]
Last week, two astronauts spacewalked outside the International Space Station (ISS) to make repairs and perform maintenance on the structure. Astrophotographer Dr. Sebastian Voltmer managed to photog… [+4949 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]
Patricia Brennan never intended to become a champion of the vagina. Her journey, in fact, began with a penis. It was a late summer afternoon in 2000, and the 28-year-old Colombian biologist was stal… [+21650 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]
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]
The very majestic rings of Saturn, which add to its beauty, may soon be lost. The rings are made of rock, ice, dust and are estimated to be 10 to 100 million years old. It has been discovered that th… [+2011 chars]
The power of what you can't see. Since the universe formed, it's expanded at an increasing rate, leaving the most distant parts of the universe incredibly difficult to see — leaving much of the univ… [+4699 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]
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