A pair of massive sunspot swarms, some large enough to devour the Earth whole, have appeared on the surface of the Sun, increasing the chance of an intense solar storm. Sunspots are dark regions of … [+7221 chars]
In collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a sustainable method for making bricks out of Mart… [+3628 chars]
Most people have, at some point in their lives, seen meteors streaking across the night sky. As children, we were told by our parents that they were shooting stars or falling stars and that we shoul… [+7465 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]
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]
Star Wars turned into real life? A NASA doctor appeared as a hologram at the International Space Station for a telemedicine visit with an astronaut in Oct. 8, 2021, according to a recent release from… [+1457 chars]
NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for the launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Kennedy Space Centers Launch Complex 39A on Saturday, April 23. NASA… [+1907 chars]
Scientists have long wondered how Jupiters innermost moon, Io, has grand meandering ridges. Now, a research led by Rutgers University provided a new explanation of how dunes can form even on a surfac… [+2021 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]
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]
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Ever since they were discovered in 2018, fast blue optical transients (FBOTs) have utterly surprised and completely confounded both observational and theoretical astrophysicists. So hot that they gl… [+5472 chars]
