The Earth Observing Dashboard uses a wealth of data from Earth-observing satellites to document the worldwide changes happening to our society and the environment. The dashboard has been expanded to … [+4682 chars]
Our species faces a pivotal moment in human history. Either we develop the technology to safely harness the energy needed to escape our planet, or we kill ourselves in some great cataclysm, a stark n… [+5734 chars]
The solar scene is being illuminated. And it's blinding. A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created a solar cell with a record eff… [+2692 chars]
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]
Astrosat, Indias 1st dedicated astronomy mission, witnessed birth of black holes for 500th time early today. Calling it landmark achievement, Prof. Dipankar Bhattacharya says, wealth of data obtained… [+626 chars]
An early-stage mission concept could see laser-driven light-sail probes visit a notorious asteroid. The space rock Apophis, which poses no threat to Earth whatsoever for at least 100 years, will mak… [+3897 chars]
Newswise — Coral reef fish breed more successfully if motorboat noise is reduced, new research shows. Scientists introduced "traffic calming" on three reefs for an entire breeding season – cutting t… [+3813 chars]
On May 7, NASAs Curiosity rover captured an image of what appeared to be a doorway on the surface of Mars. Since the image was released, social media users have asked whether there is an actual doo… [+2155 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular image of NGC 1023, one of the nearest, massive lenticular (lens-shaped) galaxies to Earth that lies some 36 million light-years away from us. Hu… [+1700 chars]
Researchers are using a new technique to investigate regions of galaxy formation early in the universe. About 13.8 billion years ago, in the aftermath of the Big Bang, the universe was full of neutra… [+3396 chars]
Trinity scientists, along with international colleagues, have explored the importance of sea travel in prehistory by examining the genomes of ancient Maltese humans and comparing these with the genom… [+5741 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]
