Asteroid collisions are a favourite theme of Hollywood disaster movies — hitting the Earth with a cataclysmic impact or deflected at the last moment by heroic human intervention. Now, new technology… [+3834 chars]
You can love something to death. That is one way of thinking about a new Stanford University study that reveals how a common component of many sunscreens worn by coral reef-exploring tourists may has… [+5186 chars]
The black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster generates sound. This happens due to pressure waves emitted by black holes causing ripples in the cluster’s hot gas. However, humans cannot … [+2231 chars]
Long-duration space flight alters fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University and scientists across the country. … [+3877 chars]
A collaboration between Harvard University with scientists at QuEra Computing, MIT, University of Innsbruck and other institutions has demonstrated a breakthrough application of neutral-atom quantum … [+4437 chars]
The number of fires inside protected conservation areas across the island of Madagascar shot up dramatically when COVID-19 lockdowns led to the suspension of any on-site management for five months du… [+5168 chars]
Scientists have developed a new model of the universe which suggests its currently observed accelerated expansion could end as early as 100 million years from now, after which it would transition to … [+3904 chars]
With China’s Tiangong Space Station set to become operational this year, Beijing is poised to advance its burgeoning space program. This development comes at a time when the International Space Stati… [+6569 chars]
The Psyche spacecraft sits in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida after traveling across the country from a clean room at the agencys Jet Propulsion Labo… [+2025 chars]