Electron microscopy enables researchers to visualize tiny objects such as viruses, the fine structures of semiconductor devices, and even atoms arranged on a material surface. Focusing down the elect… [+2512 chars]
Enlarge/ A Pythom Space video from March 19 shows employees reacting to an expanding cloud of dust and exhaust. 727 with 282 posters participating, including story author There's a small rocket com… [+3638 chars]
Frigid and far-flung Neptune, our solar system's outermost planet, is adding to its reputation as an enigmatic world, with astronomers puzzled by a surprising drop in its atmospheric temperatures dur… [+3821 chars]
My three-year-old, Max, only talks about dinosaurs. He sleeps with dinosaur toys. He refuses to watch anything other than dinosaur cartoons. Lately, he stomps around the house, growling and chomping… [+7122 chars]
Astronomers the world over are buzzing with anticipation for the new science that will be possible once the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s most powerful space telescope, completes its commis… [+9552 chars]
A high amplitude light beam was discovered radiating from the farthest extent beyond interplanetary space ever. It's a form of inextensible astronomical particle known as a megamaser, and its radiat… [+3890 chars]
Australian researchers have used molecular scissors to discover the genetic causes of a common blood disorder, and give clues about how it might be treated. Scientists at UNSW have used CRISPR gene … [+1558 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has been operating for more than 30 years now, and despite its age, it still manages to shock onlookers with the images it can produce. NASA and the European Space Agency'… [+1150 chars]
A fireball that blazed through the skies over Papua New Guinea in 2014 was actually a fast-moving object from another star system, according to a recent memo (opens in new tab) released by the U.S.… [+2759 chars]
Archerfishes are the anti-aircraft gunners of the aquatic world. The fishes are famed for their amazing ability to shoot down land-based insects midflight with highly accurate streams of water they p… [+5566 chars]
My three-year-old, Max, only talks about dinosaurs. He sleeps with dinosaur toys. He refuses to watch anything other than dinosaur cartoons. Lately, he stomps around the house, growling and chomping… [+7122 chars]
A high amplitude light beam was discovered radiating from the farthest extent beyond interplanetary space ever. It's a form of inextensible astronomical particle known as a megamaser, and its radiat… [+3890 chars]
