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]
Our electronics are relatively affordable because silicon – the material of choice for computer chips – is cheap and abundant. But although silicon is a good conductor of electricity, it is not a goo… [+3244 chars]
China plans to launch its second-ever deep space exploration effort in 2025, according to the chief designer of the country's Tianwen 1 Mars mission. Zhang Rongqiao told China Central Television on… [+3256 chars]
image: Researchers led by the University of Iowa have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed. In a new study, the physicists report discrete aurora form through the interaction of the solar w… [+2844 chars]
Scientists have successfully tested a device that is capable of converting infrared heat into electrical power. The device, described last week in the journal ACS Photonics, is based on technology s… [+3189 chars]
A team of engineers successfully generated electricity from a technology commonly found in night-vision goggles — called "nighttime" solar power, according to a recent study published in the journal … [+3323 chars]
University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have developed a technology that allows amputees to move a robotic arm using brain signals instead of their muscles. Current commercial prosthetic li… [+3672 chars]
Salt crystals from Central Australia hold ancient microorganisms that became trapped 830 million years ago, new research finds. And there's a chance that some of the microorganisms might still be a… [+4547 chars]
We're probably still decades away from putting humans on the surface of Mars, but on Tuesday NASA released a draft of a new high-level workshop that outlines how a 30-day mission on the Red Planet mi… [+3091 chars]
Our electronics are relatively affordable because silicon – the material of choice for computer chips – is cheap and abundant. But although silicon is a good conductor of electricity, it is not a goo… [+3244 chars]
Astronomers have revealed the first image of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The image was produced by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, an international tea… [+6072 chars]
Scientists have finally gone too far. For the first time in history, scientists have created genetically modified cockroaches. Now, obviously, scientists going too far is a joke. But why exactly woul… [+2605 chars]
