At the mere mention of the solar system, a very high percentage of people will be interested in the planet Saturn. Why? Because of its enormous and distinct rings. With 82 moons, Saturn attracts the … [+2722 chars]
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on May 3, 2022, peaking at 9:25 a.m. EDT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are p… [+1088 chars]
A newly published study by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mnoa revealed that bacteria alter their swimming patterns when they get into tight spacesmaking a beeline to escape from confine… [+3449 chars]
Hot on the heels of the year's first solar eclipse — a partial eclipse on April 30 — a total lunar eclipse is on the horizon. Between the late evening of May 15 and the early morning of May 16, depe… [+2973 chars]
Low-cost "tree fitbits" can pinpoint the precise timing of tree activities, like spring bloom or autumn leaf change, according to a new CU Boulder study. Researchers outfitted two East Boulder ash tr… [+3821 chars]
There are approximately 750 species of salamander known to science, a third of which reside in North America. Now, a team of researchers led by R. Alexander Pyron, the Robert F. Griggs Associate Prof… [+3425 chars]
Astronomers are awaiting the summer day when the four instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope will take their first science data a moment decades in the making. On Thursday, NASA and ESA ann… [+4069 chars]
Research from the University of Warwick sheds new light on a key cause of cancer formation during cell division (or mitosis), and points towards potential solutions for preventing it from occurring. … [+2582 chars]
There are approximately 750 species of salamander known to science, a third of which reside in North America. Now, a team of researchers led by R. Alexander Pyron, the Robert F. Griggs Associate Prof… [+3425 chars]
This network of long grooves and scratches forms part of a giant fault system on Mars known as Tantalus Fossae, and is shown here as seen by ESA's Mars Express. At first glance, these features look a… [+3656 chars]
This network of long grooves and scratches forms part of a giant fault system on Mars known as Tantalus Fossae, and is shown here as seen by ESA's Mars Express. At first glance, these features look a… [+3656 chars]
A new study published today in Animal Behaviour shows for the first time that brilliant iridescence and gloss found in some animals can have a protective function by working as a form of deceptive wa… [+2788 chars]
