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]
Since its inception, the Internet has fundamentally changed all parts of human society for both good and ill, and medical research is no exception. The fast pace of change enabled by digital technolo… [+2733 chars]
Egyptian fruit bats use echolocation during daylight hours even though they have good eyesight, according to a study by a team of researchers at Tel Aviv University. In their paper published in the j… [+864 chars]
What is the strangest animal ever discovered in the sea? Woo boy. We’ve got options. Even sea creatures that people tend to be familiar with are pretty weird. Take flounder, with their flat bodies a… [+8988 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]
Axiom Space's private Ax-1 crew will ride a SpaceX spacecraft to the International Space Station in April 2022. They are (from left): pilot Larry Connor, mission specialist Mark Pathy, commander Mich… [+1014 chars]
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]
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]
Enlarge/ This illustration shows a concept for a commercial lunar lander from Astrobotic Technology. 173 with 85 posters participating For more than three years, NASA has been intensely focused on … [+4113 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]
The skies of Hawaii had a marvelous show on display just a few days ago. The night skies over the island lit up by a tiny speck that resembled a 'flying whirlpool'. The spiral structure spun and spun… [+1083 chars]
NASA's next-generation spaceship, Orion, is designed to take humans farther than they've ever gone before. During Artemis I, an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep spac… [+2039 chars]
