Black hole illustration. Credit: Aurore Simonnet and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center <ul><li>To look for black holes around the “Spiderweb” galaxy, astronomers observed for over 8 days with NASA’… [+4772 chars]
A new method of identifying gravitational wave signals using quantum computing could provide a valuable new tool for future astrophysicists. A team from the University of Glasgow's School of Physics… [+5164 chars]
For the first time, researchers have spotted short-term, regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) around the globe due to emissions from human activities. Using a combination of NAS… [+7628 chars]
China has just set up its laboratory for deep space exploration, Taindu, in the Chinese province of Anhui. The unit will conduct scientific, technological and engineering research to support the coun… [+2748 chars]
The existence of dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. While studies have indirectly hinted at its existence, its invisible nature makes this elusive substance very diffi… [+5687 chars]
In our age, we’ve grown accustomed to pictures of astronauts inside the International Space Station, as they float in zero-G and tend their science experiments. We’re even getting used to images of s… [+2172 chars]
It's the first day of a new month in the year 2022 and the fascinating show by asteroids continues unabated! And yes, there is an asteroid today heading for a close approach with Earth. NASA confirme… [+1833 chars]
NASAs InSight Mars lander has detected many small marsquakes, mostly from a region called Cerberus Fossae. Analysis of 47 quakes suggests their origin is volcanic, not tectonic. If so, it means the e… [+3610 chars]
NASA'S Mars orbiter has captured a stunning scene of the Red Planet but that's not all. Hidden in the photo are two very important objects. Can you work out what you're seeing here? It's a scientif… [+3363 chars]
T.REX developed tiny arms to stop them getting bitten off by rivals during pack feeding frenzies, an expert says. The fearsome beasts ancestors had much longer forelimbs but they shrank over time. … [+1078 chars]
To test if a single gene could affect an entire ecosystem, a research team of the University of Zurich conducted a lab experiment with a plant and its associated ecosystem of insects. They found that… [+3497 chars]
A method for fabricating single-crystal graphene sheets on large-scale electrically insulating substrates could aid in the development of next-generation nanomaterial-based products such as very ligh… [+3345 chars]
