Temperatures are rising and more people are spending time outside. Folks heading outdoors after the sun has set will have plenty of celestial events to look for in the night sky. In addition to the … [+3849 chars]
An animated video has recently gone massively viral on Twitter for showing how big planet Jupiter is compared to all other planets in the Solar System. It was created and shared on Twitter by Dr. Jam… [+2237 chars]
image: Brookhaven Lab biologist Paul Freimuth and co-author Feiyue Teng, a scientist in Brookhaven Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), at the light microscope used to image bacteria in t… [+7800 chars]
Yutu-2 as seen from Chang’e-4. Credit: CNSA / CLEP Edinburgh, 29 April 2022. – China is planning to set up a lunar communication and navigation satellite constellation around the Moon to aid future … [+883 chars]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted 53 Starlink internet relay satellites into orbit Friday using a first stage that helped launch the first commercial crew to the International Space Station just three… [+2262 chars]
Planetary science has managed to grip the public yet again after a video comparing the planets by size went viral on social media. Shared by planetary scientist James O'Donoghue, the video on Twitter… [+2245 chars]
Last week, the Perseverance rover, launched by NASA, captured stunning images of Phobos as it eclipsed the Sun. The gorgeous view of Phobos shielding the Suns rays from reaching the surface of Mars w… [+2295 chars]
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have detected two rocky alien worlds orbiting a nearby M dwarf star known as HD 260655. The newly found exoplanets are larger an… [+3464 chars]
Carlini Base on King George Island, which hosts the seismometer located closest to the seismic zone, and Bransfield Strait. Credit: Milton Percy Placencia Linares In a remote area, a combination of … [+5980 chars]
Whitehead Institute Member Sebastian Lourido and his lab members study the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite causes the disease toxoplasmosis, which can be dangerous for pregnant or immunocomp… [+7445 chars]
The Moon, as we all by now, is our planet's only natural satellite. Much has been said and researched about it, but it goes without saying that there is still so much to learn about it. Various lun… [+2829 chars]
The Milky Way serves as a celestial pathway between two telescopes in a stunning image from Chile's Atacama Desert. The telescopes are part of La Silla Observatory, a facility of the European Southe… [+1692 chars]
