Glass possesses excellent transparency as well as stability when it comes in contact with chemicals or heat and is thus considered appropriate for several high-tech applications. Image Credit: Shutt… [+4849 chars]
NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescopes 32nd year in space with a festive look at five galaxies. Three spiral galaxies, an elliptical galaxy, and a lenticular (or, lens-like) galaxy are hu… [+2094 chars]
An international team of astronomers has discovered the most distant astronomical object of all time: a galaxy. Shining only about 300 million years after the Big Bang, it may contain the oldest star… [+4072 chars]
The Moon has more than 9,000 visible craters scattered across its surface. They were caused by the impact of meteors, comets and asteroids, and are not evenly distributed. The dark side of the satell… [+1186 chars]
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare, which can be seen in the lower right. NASA/SDO The sun unleashed a powerful side flare late Tuesday. The eruption came from … [+2461 chars]
A beautiful new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a pair of "fluttering wings" produced by an ongoing collision between two distant galaxies. The galactic wings are part of the VV689 sy… [+2086 chars]
A beautiful new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a pair of "fluttering wings" produced by an ongoing collision between two distant galaxies. The galactic wings are part of the VV689 sy… [+2086 chars]
Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers have detected radio flares on a nearby M dwarf star known as SCR 17463214. The finding, reported in a paper published April 7 o… [+3763 chars]
Researchers have discovered that light — in the form of a laser — can trigger a form of magnetism in a normally nonmagnetic material. This magnetism centers on the behavior of electrons. These subato… [+5671 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load The first flight of NASAs mega moon rocket faces additional delays after a string of failed fueling tests. Officials said it will be challenging to meet a lau… [+1073 chars]
Cambridge, April 20: An international team of astronomers has discovered the most distant astronomical object of all time: a galaxy. Shining only about 300 million years after the Big Bang, it may co… [+4416 chars]
Although invisible to us, every teaspoon of seawater contains more than a million marine bacteria. These tiny microbes play pivotal roles in governing the chemical cycles that control our climate and… [+3398 chars]