After scrutinizing a staggering one thousand hours of telescope data -- divided between observations from NASA's Hubble and Spitzer -- international scientists discovered that a bunch of exoplanets s… [+4093 chars]
Post-starburst (PSB) galaxies represent a rapid transitional phase between major, gas-rich mergers and gas-poor, quiescent early-type galaxies. Post-starburst galaxies were previously thought to sca… [+6412 chars]
China's mountainous southwestern area is home to one of the country's most ethnically diverse populations. In the most comprehensive genetic analysis of the native people there to date, researchers r… [+3080 chars]
The first private astronaut crew to visit the International Space Station (ISS) has returned safely to Earth. The team flew to the ISS and back on the spaceship Crew Dragon. The SpaceX company vehic… [+3558 chars]
This story is part of Mysteries of the Brain, CNET's deep dive into the infinite complexities of the human brain. Picture a red apple. Great. Now, which of the following describes you? Group 1: Yo… [+6918 chars]
In recent years, the golden word in precious metals is palladium.A crucial component in automobile catalytic converters and in emerging hydrogen fuel cell technology, the demand for this rare silvery… [+7042 chars]
Enlarge/ Fossilized spider from the Aix-en-Provence formation in France seen in hand sample overlain with fluorescent microscopy image of the same fossil. UV illumination causes the fossil to glow br… [+6229 chars]
The universe is losing a galaxy. Recent images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show two galaxies in the process of merging. Dubbed “Angel Wing” due to its symmetrical appearance, the collisi… [+3015 chars]
Model: a complex chiral chemical system We construct the chemical system using a framework recently introduced in ref. 23, where achiral species {Ai} react under the influence of external environmen… [+15161 chars]
NASA's marsquake-hunting lander has detected its two largest seismic events to date — and on the far side of the planet, no less. NASA's InSight lander touched down on Mars in November 2018 carr… [+3979 chars]
STORY – Piloted partly from Toulouse, the NASA rover arrives at the edge of an ancient delta which would have been favorable to the appearance of life.In Toulouse In this windowless room of the Nati… [+1182 chars]
An unstable sunspot released a double solar flare on Monday that triggered radio blackouts on certain parts of Asia and Australia, according to a report by LiveScience. Andrew McCarthy: Cosmic_backg… [+1514 chars]
