Hidden below the waves, the ocean contains vast reserves of sugar that we never were aware of, according to new research. Scientists have discovered that seagrass meadows on the ocean floor can stor… [+3290 chars]
Enlarge/ An artist's impression of a neutron star getting ready to blast its neighbor with radiation. 45 with 36 posters participating Our Sun is on its own in this galaxy, without a nearby compani… [+5700 chars]
Enlarge/ Boeing says its Starliner spacecraft is ready to roll to the launch pad in Florida. 39 with 31 posters participating Boeing and NASA say the Starliner spacecraft is ready for a do-over fli… [+4183 chars]
Have you heard that on May 6, 2002 this Friday! an asteroid the size of the Great Pyramid in Giza may hit Earth? You might have if you listen to conspiracy-laden YouTube videos and news sites onl… [+5246 chars]
A TOTAL lunar eclipse will turn the Moon crimson this month and it's easy enough to see. The Sun reveals how to see the rare Blood Moon in May, and exactly when you need to look up. These are the v… [+4297 chars]
A black hole can be formed by the death of a massive star. Black holes are mysterious objects, which have intrigued scientists and space enthusiasts for decades. Black holes are dreaded too, since t… [+2759 chars]
Almost like ASMR! Sleep Tight It looks pretty hard to wash your face when the cloth and water youre using keep floating away. But you can still watch astronaut Matthias Maurer, of the European Spac… [+1276 chars]
Canada is working on legislation that would allow legal action against crimes committed on the moon, among other space locations. A budget bill containing the proposed space law amendment for the m… [+4911 chars]
Scientists from the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University have shown how silicon nanoparticles can become trapped inside the vortices that form inside superfluid helium. This wor… [+3063 chars]
What would you do if a massive asteroid was coming our way? We've all likely enacted disaster movie scenarios in our heads. Thankfully though, we won't have to witness one on May 6, despite recent r… [+2959 chars]
One of the most popular applications of microfluidics involves developing a ‘lab-on-a-chip’ device to diagnose diseases from a very small biological sample. There already exist some portable devices … [+2845 chars]
Black holes are by definition tremendous gravity wells from which light cannot escape, and are hence dark and impossible to spot. However, when a black hole is feeding on material from a stellar comp… [+2502 chars]
