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]
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]
A chromosome connected to auditory maturation in adults has recently been associated to perceptual growth in marine invertebrates as well. The pou-iv (pow-four) genotype is discovered in the appenda… [+3692 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]
image: This composite shows thermal images of Neptune taken between 2006 and 2020. The first three images (2006, 2009, 2018) were taken with the VISIR instrument on ESOs Very Large Telescope while th… [+8790 chars]
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]
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]
STARGAZERS have not one but TWO celestial displays to look forward to in the coming days. The Lyrids meteor shower and a full pink moon will both grace night skies above the U.S. and U.K. this week.… [+2580 chars]
A FORMER Nasa chief has explained one way that humanity could make the conditions on Mars tolerable to future colonists. Speaking to The New York Times, Jim Green described how the Red Planet could … [+4192 chars]
The lazily winding spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 5921 snake across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy lies approximately 80 million light-years from Earth, and much like… [+1619 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]
