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]
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]
A NASA recording has revealed that Mars has two speeds of sound. The audio was recorded using microphones on the car-sized Mars Perseverance rover which was launched from Florida's Space Coast as pa… [+1401 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]
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]
Cassiopeia A is the remnant of a supernova that exploded 11,000 light-years away. The light from the exploding star likely reached Earth around 1670 (only a couple of years before Newton invented the… [+6026 chars]
NASAs Hubble Space Telescope has captured many stunning images over its lifetime here are five of the most mind-blowing. First conceived in the 1940s, the Hubble Space Telescope (or just Hubble for … [+4067 chars]
An upcoming NASA JPL mission is set to launch this August, and will mark a space exploration milestone: the Psyche mission will be the first time the space agency sends a probe to a world primarily m… [+4822 chars]
