New UC Riverside research shows fungi and bacteria able to survive redwood tanoak forest megafires are microbial "cousins" that often increase in abundance after feeling the flames.Fires of unprecede… [+3273 chars]
A graphic simulation shows the orbiter and returner combination of China's Chang'e 5 probe after its separation from the ascender. [Photo/China National Space Administration/Handout via Xinhua] Chi… [+1914 chars]
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope sent its first photos earlier this year. Since then, it has come a long way, going through seven stages of mirror alignment. Astrophotography and astronomy fans, rejo… [+2491 chars]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (IANS): The rapid growth of the anthropogenic space object population, including satellite mega-constellations' that are placed in low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet and … [+2934 chars]
In 1676, by studying the motion of Jupiter's moon Io, Danish astronomer Ole Rømer calculated that light travels at a finite speed. Two years later, building on data gathered by Rømer, Dutch mathemati… [+6818 chars]
Saturn's moon Titan looks very much like Earth from space, with rivers, lakes, and seas filled by rain tumbling through a thick atmosphere. While these landscapes may look familiar, they are composed… [+6725 chars]
They should all be visible this month. NASA The pre-dawn hours are bringing a planet-spotting party for skywatchers this week. Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn will be visible in a diagonal line, j… [+1686 chars]
The first all-private crew to travel to the International Space Station, comprised of three millionaire businessmen and their former NASA astronaut escort, is returning to Earth today Their journey … [+2547 chars]
One of the better days in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) history occurred in April 2009. That’s when the White House and Department of Energy (DOE) announced that PNNL would be lead or… [+10054 chars]
The newly-upgraded Large Hadron Collider (LHC) just broke a world record with its proton beams. The LHC, located at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland, restarted on Friday (April 22) after a planned, thr… [+2533 chars]
Conjunctival goblet cells (CGCs) are specialized epithelial cells secreting mucins to form the mucus layer of tear film. The mucus layer spreads the tear film on the ocular surface for protection. Th… [+2541 chars]
A protein that allows the fungus which causes white mold stem rot in more than 600 plant species to overcome plant defenses has been identified by a team of U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultura… [+2954 chars]
