Sending people back to the Moon is crucial to developing the technologies needed to reach destinations such as Mars.Credit: NASA/Getty Its half a century since astronauts walked on the Moon, leaving… [+4480 chars]
NASA has released a composite of Mars snaps that all share the same feature. Released last week, the patchwork consists of four bird's-eye view images snapped from above the red planet by an orbitin… [+1877 chars]
It's not every day that someone comes across a new state of matter in quantum physics, the scientific field devoted to describing the behavior of atomic and subatomic particles in order to elucidate … [+5392 chars]
<li>Chomiuk, L., Metzger, B. D. & Shen, K. J. New insights into classical novae. Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys.59, 391-444 (2021). </li><li>Starrfield, S., Iliadis, C. & Hix, W. R. The thermo… [+8155 chars]
A new lightweight, 3D printed smart architected material created by an international team of engineers is inspired by the cellular shapes of natural materials. Image Credit: University of Glasgow. … [+3854 chars]
Satellites help run the internet and television and are central to the Global Positioning System. They enable modern weather forecasting, help scientists track environmental degradation and play a hu… [+6895 chars]
Carell and colleagues were inspired by ribosomes shown here translating a strand of RNA.Credit: Omikron/Science Photo Library Chemists say they have solved a crucial problem in a theory of lifes beg… [+4194 chars]
Scientists suspect that a “fifth force” may be at work in space. This force, which they believe is mediated by a hypothetical particle called a symmetron is responsible for creating invisible walls i… [+2881 chars]
Skywatchers might get a bonus this Sunday, when a meteor storm not associated with a major meteor shower could light up the morning. In the pre-dawn hours on May 15, our planet will pass through a … [+1402 chars]
ByESA/HubbleMay 11, 2022 This is an artists illustration of a supermassive black hole that is inside the dust-shrouded core of a vigorously star-forming starburst galaxy. It will eventually become a… [+12291 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]
ByNASAMay 11, 2022 NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare as seen in the bright flash towards the middle of the Sun on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The image shows a subset … [+2207 chars]
