A study on the explosion titled "X-ray detection of a nova in the fireball phase" has been published in the journal Nature. German astronomers have observed a white dwarf star explode with X-ray rad… [+2343 chars]
On July 7, 2020, the X-ray instrument eROSITA captured an astronomical event that until then had only been theorized and never seen. It saw the detonation of a nova on a white dwarf star, which produ… [+4578 chars]
Is there sound in space? New audio released from NASA provides some insight – and the answer is haunting. The audio, released on May 4, is that of a black hole from the center of the Perseus galaxy… [+2397 chars]
Skywatchers might get a bonus this weekend, when a meteor storm not associated with a major meteor shower could light up the morning. In the pre-dawn hours on Sunday, May 15, our planet will pass t… [+1555 chars]
A new study from North Carolina State University shows the behavioral mechanism behind a sweet cockroach mating ritual that takes a bitter turn, resulting in rejected males. Male German cockroaches … [+6321 chars]
SANTIAGO, May 11 (Reuters) – Chilean scientists successfully recovered one of the world’s most complete ichthyosaur fossils with intact embryos from the Tyndall Glacier in Chile’s Patagonia region. … [+1687 chars]
Genetic studies have revealed many genes linked to both common and rare disease, but to understand how those genes bring about disease and use those insights to help develop therapies, scientists nee… [+10127 chars]
When I was growing up in the west of Scotland, my concept of the United States was defined by several Only in America features: Pumpkin pie, foot-long hot dogs, Disney World, Friends, skyscrapers, … [+6112 chars]
A spectacularly preserved arrow from the Iron Age — complete with its iron arrowhead, sinew wrappings and aerodynamic feather fletching — is now in the hands of glacial archaeologists in Norway. It'… [+3274 chars]
Members of NASAs Crew-4 arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday April 27 to begin their four-and-a-half month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory. The new crew members are settling in… [+321 chars]
A new method of detecting mega earthquakes, which picks up on the gravity waves they generate by using deep-learning models created at Los Alamos National Laboratory, can estimate earthquake magnitud… [+2561 chars]
Boeing's Starliner capsule is ready to launch again. During a flight readiness review Wednesday (May 11), NASA cleared Starliner to launch on Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2), a crucial uncrewed missio… [+7619 chars]
