Dr. Edwin L. Thomas, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, a team of researchers from Texas A&M University and Yonsei University recently discovered a helicoidal-shape… [+4390 chars]
In March 2018, researchers launched what looks like a white, cooler-sized fridge to the International Space Station. That heavy box houses a $100 million facility known as the Cold Atom Laboratory, w… [+3141 chars]
After the roaring success of SpaceX in launching private space missions, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin might have its big moment when it lands a futuristic radio telescope on the side of the Moon, probably… [+3366 chars]
The term biodiversity invites images of lush rainforests, dynamic estuaries, and other biomes where a kaleidoscope of species interact within their communities. We could assume the same holds true fo… [+2330 chars]
Quantum computing promises to revolutionize high-performance computing. But, there is still a long way to go. Simulating the properties of materials for next-generation quantum technologies is one o… [+2735 chars]
A world-class astronomical observatory is under construction in the town of Lenghu, northwest China's Qinghai Province. It has an average elevation of 3,800 meters. The site was chosen for the platea… [+207 chars]
Title:Analysis of a JWST NIRSpec Lab Time Series: Characterizing Systematics, Recovering Exoplanet Transit Spectroscopy, and Constraining a Noise Floor Authors: Zafar Rustamkulov, David Sing, Rongro… [+5334 chars]
NASA has updated the launch period for its Psyche asteroid mission, from August 2022 to September 2022, citing an issue preventing confirmation that the software controlling the spacecraft is functio… [+1735 chars]
A planet’s radiant energy budget is a crucial measure. A new study presents a global picture of Mars’ radiated power based on measurements from different missions. Measurements from NASA’s Mars Globa… [+1886 chars]
NASA has taken to its blog to hone in on an elliptical galaxy and a surrounding unusual star-forming dwarf galaxy. The space agency explains that the elliptical galaxy is called NGC 541, and the irr… [+925 chars]
NASA has provided a few tantalizing details describing its first crewed mission to Mars, which is expected to take place at some point in the 2030s. The U.S. space agency recently announced its top … [+2785 chars]
NASA's spacesuits are getting old. The extra-vehicular mobility unitsEMUs for shortwere designed and built for spacewalks outside NASA's space shuttles, which flew for the last time in 2011. Nowadays… [+4557 chars]