When completed, the GMT will stand 65 meters high and include seven of the largest parabolic telescope mirrors ever built. Each 27.6-foot (8.4-meter) diameter mirror has an 83.33-foot (25.4-meter) mi… [+1227 chars]
When NASA sent humans to the moon in 1969, one of the many hazards the agency had to anticipate was space rocks penetrating astronauts' spacesuits or equipment. Unlike Earth , which has a protective… [+3534 chars]
When NASA sent humans to the moon in 1969, one of the many hazards the agency had to anticipate was space rocks penetrating astronauts' spacesuits or equipment. Unlike Earth , which has a protective… [+3534 chars]
While we've yet to explore over 80% of the world's oceans, a new finding is shedding light on what lurks within Earth's water: over 5,500 new species of viruses. The research, published in the peer-… [+3410 chars]
When spacecraft first journeyed around the Moon, something unexpected was revealed: the far side has almost none of the lava flows we call seas or maria, which dominate what we can see from Earth. F… [+3640 chars]
Quantum computers, machines that leverage quantum states to perform computations and store data, could soon revolutionize the computing industry, achieving significantly greater speeds and performanc… [+6501 chars]
An almost full Pink Moon is seen in the sky behind the Statue of Liberty as the sun rises on April ... [+] 26, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Getty Images Wait. A pink… [+3776 chars]
Yale scientists have discovered that a protein known as augmentor-alpha regulates body weight in mice, an insight that could lead to new treatments for metabolic disorders. The findings were publish… [+4582 chars]
If you live far enough north or south on planet Earth, you may be lucky enough to see the northern/southern lights (aurora borealis/aurora australis). You'll likely be starstruck by these dazzling li… [+3829 chars]
Scientists studying Neptune’s atmospheric temperature over a 17-year period have just discovered a surprising trend: the most distant of our solar system's planets is getting cooler instead of warmin… [+3437 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]
Regardless of who we are or where we come from, everyone at some point in their lives ponders whether or not life exists beyond the Earth. For the first time in human history, we now possess the info… [+4042 chars]
