In the coming decade, NASA and China plan to send the first crewed missions to Mars. This will consist of both agencies sending spacecraft in 2033, 2035, 2037, and every 26 months after that to coinc… [+7256 chars]
The two bodies are larger and at least twice the mass of the Earth. A group of astronomers have discovered two rocky exoplanets orbiting around them red dwarf. The results of their research are publ… [+1447 chars]
A University of Arizona tree-ring expert is closer than ever to pinning down the date of the infamous Thera volcano eruptiona goal she has pursued for decades. Charlotte Pearson, an associate profes… [+6663 chars]
Millions of monarch butterflies migrate each fall to a specific cluster of mountain peaks in central Mexico. How exactly they navigate to their winter home, and the way they choose their path, is a t… [+3114 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]
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]
Although Venus and Jupiter get close to one another every few years, this time there is also Mars and Saturn in the mix which is pretty rare, watching from afar, like the creepy neighbour next door. … [+1547 chars]
A forest’s ability to regenerate after devastating wildfires, droughts or other disturbances depends largely on seed production. Findings from two new studies led by Duke University researchers could… [+4685 chars]
Converting agroindustrial waste into molecules of interest to society, such as biofuels and biochemicals, is one of the ways to mitigate dependence on oil and other fossil fuels. As one of the world'… [+9675 chars]
Two-pore channels (TPCs) are ancient ion channels present in the cells of both animals and plants. In animals, including humans, these ion channels play important roles in biological activities in va… [+5030 chars]
Promising MOFs were identified computationally and experimentally demonstrate remarkable methane uptake that outperforms known benchmarks both volumetrically and gravimetrically. Advanced set of inte… [+6693 chars]
Few animals have a reputation for being as poor as the rats, harbingers of the Black Death and bearer of the unflattering nickname “man’s worst friend”. Or, as famous scientist and author Hans Zinss… [+777 chars]
