Transmission electron microscopy image showing a silicon-28 nanowire coated with silicon dioxide (SiO2). (Credit: Matthew R. Jones and Muhua Sun/Rice University) Scientists have demonstrated a new m… [+10571 chars]
Clues to the origin and evolution of giant planets lie in the specific elements that make up their atmospheres, ones other than the hydrogen they amply inherited from the Suns disk. For example, nobl… [+3700 chars]
Newswise — Cancer is arguably the greatest health challenge of our time. In the last 50 years, clinical advances have substantially reduced the mortality rate for people with cancer, but new breakthr… [+4409 chars]
This is how the "Blood Moon" appeared from space during the lunar eclipse. The first total lunar eclipse of the year created a lot of buzz on the planet. People in some countries - mostly in South A… [+2130 chars]
Astronomers from the Ohio State University (OSU) and elsewhere have performed a detailed X-ray observational campaign of a mysterious nuclear transient event known as AT2019pev. Results of the study,… [+3268 chars]
image: Coral reefs could face extinction within the next 80 years, or by the end of this century, if atmospheric and ocean temperatures continue to rise at the current pace, according to new research… [+4208 chars]
The study of black holes has advanced immensely in the past few years. In 2015, the first gravitational waves were observed by scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (L… [+6958 chars]
A big Mars discussion is coming to Washington, D.C. starting Tuesday (May 17). The three-day event, hosted by Explore Mars, features panel discussions and speakers from across the space industry, as… [+3375 chars]
What does a modern combine harvester and a Diplodocus have in common? One answer, it seems, may be their big footprints on the soil. A new study led by researchers from Sweden and Switzerland has fou… [+5633 chars]
If you're up high, and you listen carefully on nights when the northern sky dances with blazing sheets of green light Earth's spectacular aurora borealis you might hear some ghostly sounds. Almost i… [+3766 chars]
Elon Musk founded SpaceX back in 2022, to “revolutionize the aerospace industry and make affordable spaceflight a reality.” While it’s now a preferred NASA partner, it wasn’t always smooth sailing. … [+1889 chars]
In late April, Perseverance and Ingenuity arrived at the edge of Jezero Crater’s ancient river delta — an area of the crater that was likely once formed by flowing water, and a major focus of the Mar… [+10864 chars]
