The space race between the United States (US) and China is set for a new and exciting turn as the latter is geared to challenge the mammoth American telescope with its fleet of tiny satellites as the… [+5533 chars]
A butterfly-shaped stellar nursery twinkles in red and orange in a beautiful photo recently released by NASA. The agency's Spitzer Space Telescope captured the image of the aptly named Butterfly N… [+2117 chars]
Air Date: Week of April 15, 2022 stream/download this segment as an MP3 file An artists rendering of the James Webb Space Telescope, with the multilayered sunshield stretched out beneath the observ… [+22988 chars]
A handful of moon’s that brought by Neil Armstrong during the Lunar Apollo 11 mission was sold for $500,000 by an anonymous buyer, media agencies reported on Friday. The dust was exhibited by the wo… [+961 chars]
For all their death-defying abilities, one thing that tardigrades are pretty rubbish at is walking long distances, though new research suggests that the podgy little moss piglets may be able to overc… [+3316 chars]
Similar to the widespread interest in graphite and diamond, there is growing interest in metastable phases, which have different physical properties than those of stable phases. However, processes to… [+3205 chars]
Washington, April 15 NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter, originally expected to fly only five times, has aced its 25th flight on the Red Planet, setting new personal bests for speed and distance. Wei… [+1964 chars]
Comets aren't known for being gargantuan, but there are clearly exceptions to that rule. Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted the largest known comet to date, C/2014 UN271 (Berna… [+1457 chars]
Excess nitrogen is an issue in some places, but lack of the element is also an issue elsewhere, research shows. Since the mid-20th century, research and discussion has focused on the negative effect… [+5328 chars]
The U.S. Space Command announced this week that it determined a 2014 meteor hit that hit Earth was from outside the solar system. The meteor streaked across the sky off the coast of Manus Island, Pap… [+3802 chars]
