A group of astronomers, led by Sierk van Terwisga from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, have analyzed the mass distribution of over 870 planet-forming disks in the Orion A cloud. By exploiting… [+7511 chars]
AUSTIN, Texas The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earths atmosphere has only a small influence on changes in tropical ecosystems despite evidence of enhanced plant growth under elevated CO2 sc… [+3898 chars]
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is now experiencing all seasonsfrom hot to coldas it undergoes the thermal stability test. Meanwhile, activities are underway for the final phase of commissioning: d… [+5853 chars]
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Germany have discovered that at the bottom of the oceans there are vast reserves of sugar (yes, sugar in salty sea water). What’s mos… [+3055 chars]
Many businesses are developing lunar rover ideas for a future crewed expedition to the Moon. In this gallery, you can see some of the best. With many countries hoping to launch a crewed trip back to… [+1024 chars]
1ES 1927+654 is a galaxy located at a distance of 236 million light years in the far northern constellation of Draco. The galaxy is demonstrating erratic behavior and had an enigmatic outburst, that … [+7421 chars]
DNA mutations might be caused by a rather weird, but well-known, quantum mechanism called tunnelling. This challenges the notion that quantum behavior doesn't happen in living cells, and could greatl… [+3545 chars]
Flung into freefall for months on end, our bodies adjust in ways that makes for a long list of health concerns for space travelers. The latest evaluation of microgravity's warping effect on our biol… [+3513 chars]
Physicists sometimes come up with crazy stories that sound like science fiction. Some turn out to be true, like how the curvature of space and time described by Einstein was eventually borne out by a… [+9691 chars]
The European Space Agency needs volunteers to take part in an open online spot the difference game. The goal? Compare images of a comet captured by the Rosetta space probe in order to find changes in… [+2490 chars]
Saturday, 7 May 2022, 6:33 amPress Release: ACN Newswire TSUKUBA, Japan, May 6, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Scientists are exploring new ways to artificially stack two-dimensional (2D) materials, int… [+4522 chars]
ByNancy Atkinson, Universe TodayMay 6, 2022 The evolution of infrared astronomy, from Spitzer to WISE to JWST. Credit: Andras Gaspar The images released by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) tea… [+4275 chars]
