The final piece of an all-new detector has completed the first leg of its journey towards unlocking some of the most enduring mysteries of the universe. The 41-million-pixel Vertex Locator (VELO) wa… [+7165 chars]
European Space Agency Matthias Maurer shows how to get ready for bed. His sleeping quarters are just ... [+] over his head. Matthias Maurer/ESA As any homeowner would tell you, water is not your fr… [+1680 chars]
Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids.In fact it’s cold as hell Elton John, Rocketman Mars is hard. Only 26 of 56 missions sent to Mars have been successful. Landing on Mars is especially… [+13043 chars]
Until now, the discovery of new materials and the development of materials highly depends on the experiences gained by many experimental tries and thus are very time-consuming. Controllable materials… [+3319 chars]
When and how medium-sized black holes- between the size of a stellar-mass black hole and a supermassive black hole- form remains unclear. Most of the theories for their formation rely on conditions f… [+2482 chars]
A new Rice University-led analysis of the remains of ancient predators reveals new information about how prehistoric humans didor didn'tfind their food. "Sabertooth carcass consumption behavior and … [+2239 chars]
May offers an unusual skywatching bounty: the possibility of two major celestial highlights occurring within the span of a single month. The first, a total lunar eclipse , is a certainty, but the s… [+6689 chars]
According to SpaceRef, "Earth's outer shell consists of about 15 shifting blocks of crust," that have been moving over millions of years to form the continents and unique landforms that currently exi… [+1235 chars]
image: Huimin Zhao, Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Conversion Theme Leader for the Center for Advanced Bioene… [+5872 chars]
Astronauts from Canada will not be allowed to commit crimes in space thanks to the country introducing a new amendment. While its hard to imagine that theres a lot of crime and lawlessness taking pl… [+2190 chars]
A study published in "Earth-Science Reviews" revealed in October 2020 that lava tubes on Mars and the moon could be used to build safe habitats that protect humans from radiation. The study recognize… [+1503 chars]
ByPreston Dyches, NASA/JPLMay 2, 2022 Whats Up for May? The planets of dusk and dawn, a lunar eclipse, and the Coma star cluster. Sky chart showing Mercury low in the western sky on May 2, accompan… [+4945 chars]
