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]
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has transformed the field of neuroscience over the past 40 years, enabling scientists to create clear snapshots of living brain structures and even detect functional … [+3477 chars]
Spectacular footage of the shimmering Northern Lights (aurora borealis) has been captured from an airplane after Earth was hit by energetic solar material over the weekend. On April 10, the National… [+2478 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]
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]
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]
New York: Ice on the surface of the Moon, known so far to be dry and airless, is likely protected by ancient magnetic fields, according to a new study. Sunlight does not reach the polar craters on t… [+2299 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]
The "corpse" of a sunspot exploded Monday (April 11), triggering a mass ejection of solar material that is headed in Earth's direction. The explosion comes courtesy of a dead sunspot called AR2987, … [+4092 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]
Just as our skin is key to our well-being, the skin covering desert soils is essential to life in dry places. This biocrust, made up of fungi, lichens, mosses, blue-green algae, and other microbes, r… [+4657 chars]
