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]
BySciTechDailyMay 30, 2022 Artists concept of a sun-like star (left) and a rocky planet about 60% larger than Earth in orbit in the stars habitable zone. Gravitational microlensing has the ability t… [+12969 chars]
While the idea of living on Mars may sound like the plot of the latest science fiction blockbuster, firms including NASA and SpaceX are seriously considering it as a possibility. Several challenges… [+13452 chars]
Astronomers have uncovered the first solid evidence that merger events between black holes can deliver a "kick" powerful enough to send a black hole spinning out of its galaxy. The team, which inclu… [+6025 chars]
What is a solar system? A solar system is essentially a star orbited by one or more planets bound to it by its gravitational pull. Our solar system is home to eight planets, several dwarf planets, ov… [+6612 chars]
Annas hummingbird (Calypte anna). New research shows that hummingbirds would struggle to cope if climate changes drives them to much higher elevations. Any animal ascending a mountain experiences a … [+4336 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]
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]
<li>Costa, A., Caricchi, L. & Bagdassarov, N. S. A model for the rheology of particle-bearing suspensions and partially molten rocks. Geochemistry, Geophys. Geosystems10, 113 (2009). Article G… [+13639 chars]
The challenges of interstellar travel are immense. However, one scientist has proposed an easier (albeit very slow) way to move between stars: let free-floating planets carry us. If she's right, it c… [+3841 chars]
An artist's rendering of the gas bubbles being blown in NASA's Cold Atom Lab aboard the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) (opens in new tab)While it might be a comfortabl… [+3179 chars]
An artist's depiction of superclusters in the universe. (Image credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library) Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of… [+5510 chars]
