A space rock discovered more than two decades ago may be the first physical evidence of a rare type of powerful stellar explosion called a Type Ia supernova, according to a new study. In 1996, a res… [+4244 chars]
Researchers from the B.S.R.C. "Alexander Fleming" in Greece have optimized a method to characterize DNA traces in honey, revealing the species that honeybees interact with. This collaborative work le… [+5677 chars]
Researchers believe that a previously unknown ‘mirror world’ of components that only communicates with ours through gravity may hold the key to understanding the Hubble constant issue, a significant … [+1942 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load A young girls tooth excavated from a cave wall in northeastern Laos is providing new insight into the mysterious extinct human species called Denisovans and re… [+3616 chars]
The Moon’s violent past could hold the key to its future exploration. Thanks to a series of volcanic eruptions that took place 2-4 billion years ago and blanketed the satellite’s surface in hot lava,… [+3773 chars]
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to scan and map real-time blood flow and oxygen levels in the brain of a mouse with enough resolution to see both individual vessel and… [+5366 chars]
China's Mars rover Zhurong on Wednesday went into dormancy while waiting out a dust storm on the surface of the planet, according to the China National Space Administration on Friday. The administra… [+1363 chars]
For the first time, scientists have taken a proper look at an ultra-low velocity zone. These enigmatic pockets of rock sit close to the Earth's core, about 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) below the su… [+2981 chars]
Mars is well-known for its seasonal dust storms, which can sometimes grow to encompass the entire planet. In June 2018, the dust storms became so severe that they obscured most of the planet’s surfac… [+3604 chars]
Earth's auroras are a glorious wonder, but our planet isn't the only place in the Solar System where these phenomena can be found. An atmospheric glow, albeit sometimes in invisible wavelengths, has… [+4050 chars]
Take a good look at the latest image provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. It shows a huge elliptical galaxy called NGC 474 that lies about 100 million light-years away from us. At about two and a… [+4534 chars]
Mysterious fast radio bursts release as much energy in one second as the Sun pours out in a year and are among the most puzzling phenomena in the universe. Now researchers at Princeton University, th… [+4959 chars]
