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]
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]
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]
NASA: An unusually massive asteroid will be approaching the Earth today accompanied by two of its 'lackeys', according to the American Space agency, NASA. Three dangerous asteroids are headed towards… [+2100 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]
An unseen obstacle in the cloud of gas around a supernova remnant 11,000 light years away is making the supernovas blast waves lopsided, according to two recent studies. Two teams of astrophysicis… [+9083 chars]
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]
Photographer Christy Turner captured the Aurora Borealis on Sunday near Calgary, Alberta. Christy Turner/Spaceweather.com A blast of charged particles from the sun created an unexpected geomagnetic… [+1802 chars]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. An analysis of ocean water around the world has uncovered a trove of previously undiscovered viruses, researchers have reported. An international team of researchers tracked ocea… [+1679 chars]
In the coming days, but with more intensity this Friday April 1st, the Earth will be the indirect scene of a celestial phenomenon that will be seen as a fascinating light show that can be enjoyed wit… [+2441 chars]
Title:Kepler K2 Campaign 9: II. First space-based discovery of an exoplanet using microlensing Authors: D. Specht, R. Poleski, M.T. Penny, E. Kerins, I. McDonald, Chung-Uk Lee, A. Udalski, I.A. Bond… [+8248 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]
