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]
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]
Hidden in Plain Sight: faint galaxy discovered in our local universe The galaxy has a ghost-like' appearance in the optical images because of its low disk density, but the inner disk shows star for… [+612 chars]
Researchers have developed a new membrane technology that allows for more efficient removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from mixed gases, such as emissions from power plants. "To demonstrate the capabil… [+4878 chars]
New images of the Spiderweb protocluster of galaxies reveal an unusually high number of active supermassive black holes. Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory collected over 8 days show that, in t… [+4167 chars]
Scientists used a NASA-funded CubeSat to reveal a phenomenon that sees super-fast energetic electrons rain down over Earth, a press statement reveals. The electron rain contributes to the stunning a… [+2570 chars]
NASA isn't done evaluating the career of telescope namesake James Webb, officials said after controversy surrounding the flagship observatory's name has continued since last summer. James Webb was t… [+6375 chars]
An abundance of food for astronauts venturing on long-duration space missions would be utterly important to keep the wheels of planetary exploration moving. While scientists have already grown plants… [+2408 chars]
Prehistoric mammals bulked up, rather than develop bigger brains, to boost their survival chances once dinosaurs had become extinct, research suggests. For the first 10 million years after dinosaurs… [+4065 chars]
The biggest known ice volcanoes, which spew ice instead of lava, are located on Pluto. Now it turns out size is not the only feature setting apart Pluto's "cryovolcanoes" from all others. In a stud… [+5668 chars]
Even in our cosmic backyard, the solar system, many questions remain open. On Venus there are formations similar to volcanoes, but it is not known if they are active. The surface of Mars suggests tha… [+5581 chars]
A fresh assessment of a distantly risky asteroid brings good news: it's even less of a threat than astronomers had feared. The chances of an asteroid dubbed 1950 DA crashing into Earth were always t… [+3712 chars]
