In the past century, astronomers have learned a great deal about the cosmos and our place in it. From discovering that the Universe is in a constant state of expansion to the discovery of the Cosmic … [+4590 chars]
Nasas Perseverance rover has recorded what is believed to be the first-ever Martian sounds. The team operating its SuperCam2 instrument (pictured below) believes that the study of the soundscape of… [+2687 chars]
An international team of researchers, including several from the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mnoa, has quantified five critical ecological processes on more than 500 coral reefs worldwide to unders… [+4368 chars]
Scientists from Virginia Tech, in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have revealed that key components of the global carbon cycle used to monitor the movement of carbon dioxide (… [+6365 chars]
What’s Up for April? Conjunction junction and a hidden surprise in the Big Dipper. At the beginning of April, Venus, Mars, and Saturn form a trio in the southeast before sunrise, with Saturn appeari… [+3451 chars]
What happens when a cat climbs onto a sunflower? The sunflower is unstable, will quickly bend, and the cat will fall to the ground. However, if the cat only needs a quick boost to catch a bird from t… [+5599 chars]
Luis Calçada, a science visualization artist who works with the European Southern Observatory, chose another hot Jupiter: Vega b. This star, which is only 25 light-years away from us, is central to … [+1827 chars]
One of the most important open questions in planetary formation theory is the story of Jupiter's origin. Using sophisticated computer modeling, researchers of the University of Zurich (UZH) and the N… [+4012 chars]
NASA's airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance, or air-LUSI, flew aboard NASA's ER-2 aircraft from March 12 to 16 to accurately measure the amount of light reflected off the Moon. Reflected moonlight is a… [+5451 chars]
WATERLOO — This year, a University of Waterloo professor will use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about galaxy formation and growth. Along with a group of about 12 international sci… [+1950 chars]
One of the most challenging aspects of modern chemistry is managing data. For example, when synthesizing a new compound, scientists will go through multiple attempts of trial-and-error to find the ri… [+4724 chars]
The 5th planet in our solar system - the Jupitar has a near-identical twin. And the exoplanet, referred to as K2-2016-BLG-0005Lb, orbits its star at a similar distance from its star as Jupiter is fro… [+1335 chars]
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