SpaceX's new Starship rocket, designed to be fully reusable and to allow humans to eventually reach Mars, will likely launch on a test flight from Texas in June or July, SpaceX president Gwynne Shotw… [+2412 chars]
Some 252 million years ago the world was going through a tumultuous period of rapid global warming. To understand what caused it, scientists have looked to one particular event in which a volcanic e… [+4347 chars]
Soon after photos started arriving from the International Space Station (ISS), Justin Walsh spotted something unexpected: frosting. Tucked into a plastic bag hanging off the station wall, near a can … [+13501 chars]
The moon's phases are one of the most familiar sights in the night sky. Every month, we see our lone satellite wax and wane through a series of shapes, taking it from an unmissable full moon down t… [+5892 chars]
May 9 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith Researchers headed by Dr. Xinping Zhou of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Yunnan Observatories and associated partners have discovered solid evidence of coronal wav… [+2087 chars]
image: Molecules in liquids are in constant motion and can flow freely. However, even a drop or bubble can create complex structures that make scientists' heads spin.view more Credit: Source IPC PA… [+7231 chars]
Early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope will be released in the summer and are expected to change the face of astronomy forever, experts have said. The telescope lifted off on an Aria… [+3175 chars]
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The US and China are contesting for dominance over the exploitation of natural resources in space, such as mining for valuable metals in the asteroids, which could potentially result in further milit… [+6839 chars]
image: The structure of poly-eta, an enzyme that helps direct DNA replication. A time-resolved crystallography study of the enzyme at Rice University uncovered the importance of a third metal ion tha… [+7636 chars]
When Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine amidst accusations of Nazism and NATO aggression, it left most of its credibility behind. What’s left of its credibility is in shreds as Russia lurches … [+7193 chars]
The emission of greenhouse gases threatens the global environment, and scientists around the world are increasingly committed to addressing this issue. While many research groups focus on carbon diox… [+1760 chars]
