The interesting planetary slow dance before sunrise continues during June. At 0430, at the start of the month, Venus will be in the ESE, about 6 degrees above the horizon; Mars and a close Jupiter … [+4295 chars]
In the search for new active agents in medicine, molecules whose atoms are linked in rings are becoming increasingly important. Such ring systems have particularly suitable properties for producing s… [+2039 chars]
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s black-and-white navigation camera has provided dramatic video of its record-breaking 25th flight. The flight, which took place on April 8, covered a distance of 704 m… [+2471 chars]
Scientists have discovered a new type of magnetic wave across Earth's outer core using the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swarm satellite mission. The Swarm mission consists of three identical satel… [+2968 chars]
Researchers say they have discovered a chemical found in sea corals that could be effective in treating cancer. Scientists had been searching for the compound for more than 25 years after early stud… [+4707 chars]
Ready to embrace some meteoric uncertainty? The Tau Herculids meteor shower may light up the skies over North America on May 30 and 31. Or it may not. There's a chance we might pass through the thic… [+2989 chars]
If you fall, get back up. There is great wisdom in the Japanese proverb “Fall down seven times, get up eight,” with science showing that falling over actually makes you better at motor learning. Th… [+6017 chars]
Space enthusiasts have a rare chance to spot Mars and Jupiter coming extremely close as the planets have united during the conjunction that ends on May 30. NASA says that the planetary pair can be be… [+2361 chars]
If we plan to send humans to the moon for longer stays than a few days, we’ll need to find efficient ways to produce the resources they need to live there. One key resource is water, and finding a co… [+2391 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]
A close view of rush on iron. Photo: Laitr Keiows/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 <ul><li>Deep below Earths surface 2,900 km deep, to be precise is a mass of mostly molten iron forming the planets o… [+16722 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]
