Determining the history of Mars, how it formed and evolved over time, has been a goal of both orbiter and rover missions to the Red Planet for decades. Analyzing data from several of these Mars miss… [+5399 chars]
Working with tiny bacteria, Michigan State University researchers led by Lee Kroos have made a discovery that could have big implications for biology. The researchers have revealed a new way that na… [+8275 chars]
A gigantic "potentially hazardous" asteroid that may be twice the size of the Empire State Building is set to zoom past Earth Thursday (April 28), according to NASA. The asteroid, named 418135 (2008… [+2622 chars]
Planet Earth may have harboured and nurtured life for millions of years but there have been catastrophic events in the past. Some of them were (literally) out of this world. An asteroid that struck E… [+1286 chars]
Using ultrafast laser light pulses, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new way to generate nano-sized magnetic particles. The finding could pave the way for new, more energy-e… [+2819 chars]
