The transgenic papaya "SunUp" was developed in the 1990s and was widely publicized because of its ability to resist the papaya ringspot virus. Although researchers from the Ming group had identified … [+4734 chars]
Pasadena, CA— A team of astronomers led by University of Michigan’s Ian Roederer and including Carnegie’s Erika Holmbeck have identified the widest range of elements yet observed in a star beyond our… [+4371 chars]
Paleontologists discovered a tiny fragment that may have been from the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago and killed off the dinosaurs, as revealed in a new documentary Dinosaur Apocalypse.… [+785 chars]
THE Sun may surprise us with a solar storm this Friday the 13th. After a week of multiple eruptions on the Sun, space weather experts think we could expect a "glancing blow" from another CME today. … [+2156 chars]
If the Battlestar Galactica universe was real and you were a Cylon living in The Colony, which is right on the edge of a black hole, what would you hear? Never mind anything that close to a black ho… [+4652 chars]
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has recently shared a dazzling view of a broad-brimmed Mexican hat resembling a galaxy called NGC 7814. Also known as ‘Little Sombrero’ or Caldwell 43, the galaxy is loc… [+614 chars]
image: The eddy covariance system (left center) installed in Dajiuhu subalpine peatland in Shennongjia, central China's Hubei Province.view more Credit: Jiwen Ges team) Wetland ecosystems are the … [+2892 chars]
With Boeing's next Starliner crew capsule launch attempt fast approaching, the company is considering redesigning the capsule's propulsion valves, due to issues that have so far stopped the company f… [+2523 chars]
A study led by a Monash University geologist has provided fresh evidence for when high rates of erosion occurred throughout the history of Mars. The findings, published today in Geology date when cl… [+2955 chars]
Good morning, gentle reader, and welcome to your Friday roundup of the best stories and images from This Week in Space. This week, it’s all good news. The James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned … [+6975 chars]
NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars shows an unusual structure in the rocks that looks like an alien doorway. One of the most recent images captured by National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NA… [+1472 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]
