ByJet Propulsion LaboratoryMay 18, 2022 Illustration of NASAs Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) Credit: NASA Dusty solar panels and darker skie… [+8957 chars]
<ul><li>NASA says Herschel 36 is now one-million-year old but it is still quite young in cosmic sense.</li><li>Says star is located in constellation Sagittarius, 4,000 light-years away. </li><li>Says… [+797 chars]
Robots have traditionally been purpose-built to perform a single, very specific task, but researchers from Beihang University are taking a much different approach with a new robotic drone that can op… [+6569 chars]
The China National Space Agency (CNSA) has advanced considerably since the turn of the century, boasting new launch vehicles, robotic missions to the Moon and Mars, and a modular space station in orb… [+4800 chars]
ByFlinders UniversityMay 18, 2022 A close-up of the tooth from a birds-eye viewpoint. Credit: Fabrice Demeter (University of Copenhagen/CNRS Paris) Denisovans, a sister species of modern humans, in… [+5728 chars]
NASA: The month of May has been relatively quiet so far in terms of asteroids coming close to our planet. While there have been a few small space rocks flying past the planet at a considerable distan… [+2392 chars]
Fasten your starship seatbelt: although cosmic inflation is well known for resolving some important mysteries about the structure and evolution of the universe, other very different theories can also… [+12944 chars]
Fusion power could potentially provide future generations with a nearly limitless energy source. Fusion, the nuclear reaction that powers the Sun and the stars, is a potential source of safe, non-car… [+4677 chars]
Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmoson Twitter Image source, NASA/JPL-Caltech Image caption, The sophisticated French-UK seismometer package is just weeks away from being shut off The seismo… [+4942 chars]
As a result of rising global temperatures, vibrant coral reefs crowded with marine life are diminishing across the Caribbean. Coral reefs are habitats that aid the seafood industry, are barriers for … [+4134 chars]
In 1996, a rock from space was found in southwestern Egypts Great Sand Sea. The rock was odd, even by extraterrestrial standards, and a team of researchers studying the rocks chemistry now propose th… [+2742 chars]
ByMatt Wood, University of ChicagoMay 18, 2022 Like many octopuses, the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) declines and dies shortly after breeding. Credit: Tom Kleindinst, Marine Bi… [+10197 chars]