Look for the thin, light line of the parachute near the left side of the image. The lumpy-looking light-colored object to the right of it is the back shell. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Kevin Gill This sto… [+1355 chars]
It took more than 20 years, but scientists have finally decoded the entire human genome. A new study published in Science reveals what the 8% of the human genome that was missing looks like. Scientis… [+883 chars]
A magnetosphere is a region around a planet dominated by the planet’s magnetic field. Earth’s magnetosphere is formed when the solar wind interacts with the Earth’s magnetic field. While large plane… [+2120 chars]
ASTRONOMERS have confirmed the discovery of the largest comet on record and it's coming this way. The space object C/2014 UN271 was spotted last year and observations from the Hubble space telescope… [+3203 chars]
After arriving at the International Space Station on Saturday, the four crew members of Axiom Spaces Ax-1 mission have been busy at work onboard the floating low-Earth orbit laboratory. The crew of… [+2919 chars]
When Dr. Shiran Barber-Zucker joined the lab of Prof. Sarel Fleishman as a postdoctoral fellow, she chose to pursue an environmental dream: breaking down plastic waste into useful chemicals. Nature h… [+6605 chars]
A major geomagnetic solar storm that could knock out the power grid and internet is heading for a direct hit with Earth within hours. Prediction models from both NASA and the National Oceanic and At… [+2322 chars]
Alternative splicing is a fundamental biological process that allows cells to make many different types of mRNAs and proteins from a limited number of genes. For many animals, including humans, it is… [+3456 chars]
The Moon may seem barren, and it is. However, a certain species of inquisitive primates is still very interested in exploring the Moon, uncovering its secrets and maybe establishing a longer-term pre… [+7538 chars]
13 April 2022 Using two-wheeled robots will enable longer exploration missions on Mars that gather more information about the planets history, potential habitability, and possible traces of surface … [+2742 chars]
A joint research team from Tohoku University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has made a significant advancement towards high-voltage metal-free lithium-ion batteries that use a s… [+2323 chars]
From designing new biomaterials to novel photonic devices, new materials built through a process called bottom-up nanofabrication, or self-assembly, are opening up pathways to new technologies with p… [+8385 chars]
