By analyzing data from ESA's XMM-Newton spacecraft and NASA's TESS telescope, German astronomers have inspected a highly variable polar known as V496 UMa. Results of the study, published May 20 on ar… [+3449 chars]
The discoveries of exoplanets in recent years have been absolutely extraordinary, and they could relatively soon be reached by our technology. At Cape Canaveral in Florida, on April 18, 2018 at 6:51p… [+13169 chars]
The biosynthetic pathways for the manufacture of the natural product cyanobacterin, which is generated in modest quantities by the cyanobacteria Scytonema hofmanni, have been discovered. They also f… [+3672 chars]
An international research team has now succeeded in detecting hydrotrioxides (ROOOH) for the first time under atmospheric conditions. Until now, there was only speculation that these organic compound… [+4249 chars]
Have you ever thought about when flowers emit their scents? Using a laser interferometry method, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) mechanical engineers and biological scient… [+2723 chars]
After four years of digging for fossils in a churchyard in York, Pennsylvania, amateur paleontologist Chris Haefner made an intriguing find. I knew it was worth keeping, he said. He posted his disc… [+6089 chars]
Water hidden on the moon for eons could be utilised as a resource for a future moon base (Credits: Getty) The moon could hold enough water under its surface to meet the needs of a moonbase and to us… [+3802 chars]
ByESA/HubbleMay 30, 2022 Hubble Space Telescope image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7496, which lies over 24 million light-years away in the constellation Grus. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. L… [+2279 chars]
Another spacecraft is close to joining the coveted list of machines to achieve successful human spaceflight following last week's launch and return of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule. While Boeing w… [+5484 chars]
The James Webb telescope explores deep space on alien planets background. JWST launch art. Elements ... [+] of this image furnished by NASA. getty According to a news release by NASA, with its mirr… [+4577 chars]
While studying the reaction of male mice to pregnant and lactating female mice, researchers made a related and somewhat odd discovery: male mice are terrified of the smell of bananas. A team from Mc… [+3481 chars]
The Denomination Effect explains why youre more likely to hang on to a $100 bill than five $20s. Picture this: youre going to the office and you stop at your regular coffee shop on the way. You pick… [+8921 chars]
