The researchers point out that the regolith characteristics could help turn lava tubeshollow voids and caves on the surfaceinto hospitable human habitats. These would provide protection from cosmic … [+2553 chars]
Astronomers from the University of Arizona (UA) and elsewhere report the discovery of a new ultra-faint dwarf galaxy. The newfound galaxy, designated Tucana B, is the first quenched and isolated obje… [+3231 chars]
WASHINGTON SpaceX will replace the heat shield on the next Crew Dragon spacecraft flying to the International Space Station after it failed inspections, but NASA says there is no risk of a similar pr… [+2746 chars]
Washington: NASA has shared one last selfie taken by InSight Mars lander that is about to retire soon as it is losing power due to dusty solar panels. The final selfie was taken on April 24 and show… [+2092 chars]
Scientists have revised a fundamental law foundational to fusion energy research that could allow for more hydrogen fuel in reactors, and potentially help obtain more energy from fusion than previous… [+4651 chars]
image: Artist's impression of a time-resolved circular dichroism measurement of a photoexcited spin-crossover complex.view more Credit: Ella Maru Studio, Inc. Chiral molecules exist in two forms, … [+3000 chars]
The Milky Way is a giant spiral galaxy believed to be made from several smaller dwarf galaxies. Each dwarf galaxies contain a massive black hole, potentially destined to be swallowed by the Milky Way… [+3088 chars]
Scientists at the University of Chicago and the University of Leeds have assembled the largest and most comprehensive family tree of the order primates, including both living and extinct species. Co… [+5422 chars]
Implementing large-scale linear transformations or matrix computations plays a pivotal role in modern information processing systems. Digital computer systems need to complete up to billions of matri… [+4450 chars]
NASA is exploring a new take on the idea of solar sails. By putting diffraction gratings into their sails, they hope to overcome the key drawback existing sails suffer, their lack of flexibility in t… [+3433 chars]
Honey... Left Behind It turns out that a March rumor that the Russians might abandon an American astronaut aboard the ISS made its way to the astronaut in question in a roundabout fashion. In an i… [+1763 chars]
From Santa Barbara, California, to Hefei, China, scientists are developing a new kind of computer that will make todays machines look like toys. Harnessing the mysterious powers of quantum mechanics… [+7067 chars]