In our sun's neighborhood of the Milky Way Galaxy is a relatively bright star, and in it, astronomers have been able to identify the widest range of elements in a star beyond our solar system yet. T… [+5143 chars]
Scientists at the Natural History Museum in London used whale skulls to trace three waves of evolution among whalesScientists from the Natural History Museum in London have used whale skulls to expla… [+3659 chars]
Sagittarius A*, often abbreviated to Sgr A* and pronounced "Sagittarius A star", is a supermassive black hole located at the center of our spiral galaxy, the Milky Way. Sagittarius A* is mostly dorm… [+7321 chars]
UK becomes the first European nation to unveil an innovative, lightweight re-usable micro-launcher, developed by spaceflight company Orbex. Scotland has become the home of the first full-scale micr… [+3288 chars]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will explore how the ocean absorbs atmospheric heat and carbon, moderating global temperatures and climate change. T… [+6768 chars]
A spectacular full moon is fast approaching, with plans to grace the night sky on Sunday night. It marks not only a supermoon, but also a blood moon — thanks to a lunar eclipse. The last total luna… [+3013 chars]
Are we about to see the unseeable for a second time? Decades of calculations and data show there is a supermassive black hole, about 4 million times more massive than our sun, lurking at the heart of… [+3636 chars]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will explore how the ocean absorbs atmospheric heat and carbon, moderating global temperatures and climate change. T… [+6768 chars]
It's not the Auroral Borealis, but it might be the closest you're going to see on Florida's Space Coast. Locals were treated to a dazzling display early on Friday, May 6, when SpaceX launched its la… [+2109 chars]
A team of international researchers has discovered a way to produce higher quality wheat. The scientists from the University of Adelaide and the UK's John Innes Centre have identified a genetic drive… [+2383 chars]
A superconducting particle accelerator has been cooled down to just two degrees above absolute zero (-456 degrees Fahrenheit). This is where its superconductivity kicks in and it can deliver high-ene… [+1728 chars]
In the near future, NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), China, and Roscosmos all mount crewed missions to the moon. This will constitute the first time astronauts have walked on the lunar surface … [+9459 chars]