By Joe Hupcey III and Kevin Campbell Safely landing a spacecraft anywhere on Mars is a complex, high-risk challenge. Even worse, the most scientifically interesting areas of the planet are guarded b… [+6548 chars]
If you've ever wondered what spending six months sealed in a space station is like, NASA astronaut Victor Glover has just what you need. Today (April 28), Glover hosted a live discussion from the … [+2765 chars]
Artists impression of exocomets orbiting the star ß Pictoris. Credit: © ESO/L. Calçada For the past thirty years, astronomers have been fascinated with the star ß Pictoris because it allows them to … [+1510 chars]
A new study from North Carolina State University examines immune system diversity in the critically endangered Wyoming toad and finds that genetic bottlenecks could impact a species' ability to respo… [+4095 chars]
Scientists have been studying the sediments within Mars' Gale crater for many years using orbital data sets, but thanks to the Curiosity rover driving across these deposits we can also obtain up-clos… [+5707 chars]
Not to alarm anyone, but several scientists are saying we need to revamp our entire understanding of the universe. Instead of a uniformly expanding cosmos that looks more or less the same anywhere yo… [+1999 chars]
There are cells in the body known as pluripotent stem cells that are yet to specialize in a particular biological function. These cells maintain the potential to become any of the possible cell types… [+5199 chars]
The fossils of three ichthyosaurs -- giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans -- have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species… [+2985 chars]
Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) training strategy to capture images of mouse brain cells in action. The researchers say the AI system, in concert wit… [+5332 chars]
This transcript has been edited for clarity Eric J. Topol, MD: This is really a great occasion to have a chance to meet with Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg and discuss the remarkable progress a… [+30135 chars]
Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide -; a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells… [+5010 chars]
This mosaic of Bennu was created using observations made by NASAs OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that was in ... [+] close proximity to the asteroid for over two years. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona Re… [+3231 chars]
