A group of Ediacaran specimens of Fractofusus and Plumeropriscum from the E surface, Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada. Credit: Charlotte G. Kenchington (CC BY 4.0) Metacommuni… [+3155 chars]
For nearly 25 years, a rare coral reef species have been known to contain a promising anti-cancer chemical, and now new research has found that other coral species produce this chemical in abundance.… [+2127 chars]
Spaceships are cool, right? Now imagine spaceships the size of your smartphone travelling into the far-reaches of our solar system. Yep, scientists believe tiny spaceships could help humans travel e… [+2465 chars]
This new view of the spiral galaxy IC 342, also known as Caldwell 5, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope was released by NASA on May 11, 2022. Seen here is a zoomed-in view. (Image credit: NASA, ES… [+2646 chars]
If NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex serves as a theme park for the space set, then its newest attraction is the agency's own take on "Tomorrowland." "Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Comple… [+5941 chars]
This week's Tau Herculid meteor shower could see thousands of "shooting stars"or none at all! getty Each Monday I pick out the northern hemispheres celestial highlights (mid-northern latitudes) fo… [+4127 chars]
ByNASAMay 29, 2022 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. It covers longer w… [+5368 chars]
Recently, a 13-year-old in Mumbai asked philosopher of mathematics Sam Baron what would happen if someone were to move hypothetically at twice the speed of light. Baron replied, As far as we know, i… [+4927 chars]
Enlarge/ Having this guy stomp through might mean that things would struggle to grow there afterwards. 118 with 59 posters participating Words I did not expect to read in a scientific paper this we… [+4410 chars]
Scientists from Hamburg and Munich developed the world's most powerful dual-comb spectrometer that paves the way for many applications in atmospheric science and biomedical diagnostics, such as early… [+1833 chars]
ITERs fusion energy experiments will take place inside the vacuum vessel of a donut-shaped machine called a tokamak.Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France From a small hill in the southern French region of P… [+16435 chars]
Designing for space can take inspiration from Earth-based technologies, of course, but there are extra considerations to take into account when coming up with solutions to work on a space station. Fo… [+1361 chars]