ByUniversity of BirminghamJune 2, 2022 Researchers have discovered a new way in which cancer cells can repair DNA damage. Identifying DNA Repair Genes Holds Promise for Improving Cancer Treatment … [+3994 chars]
NASAs first crewed trip to the moon since 1972 was originally slated for 2024. But last year the trip got delayed to 2025 or laterand or later is looking highly likely. One major reason for the holdu… [+2938 chars]
A Japanese-Norwegian study of the expanding hole optical illusion exposes how our brain fools us into making involuntary physical reactions. There’s a new optical illusion in town and people can’t s… [+3682 chars]
All was amiss with the Sun! In the early 2000s, a new set of data brought down the chemical abundances at the surface of the Sun, contradicting the values predicted by the standard models used by ast… [+4989 chars]
In the upcoming weeks, the James Webb Space Telescope will be in a unique position to observe the surface of the planet 55 Cancri e, also known as "SuperEarth" located 50 light-years from our planet … [+2600 chars]
When stars die theyre often not alone, and for the first time astronomers have found a companion to a supernova, lingering long after its sibling destroyed itself. Winds of Change In the last momen… [+3675 chars]
WASHINGTON — Physics is probably the last thing on most peoples’ minds as they pop open a bottle of champagne, but new research is revealing the astounding fluid dynamics at play each time we open “a… [+3110 chars]
Gigantic asteroids have smashed into the Earth beforeRIP dinosaursand if were not watching out for all those errant space rocks, they could crash into our world again, with devastating consequences. … [+3005 chars]
Let's put ourselves in the floating shoes of Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Korsakov, current a resident of the International Space Station. You're taking pictures of the Russian Progress MS-18 spacecraf… [+1323 chars]
Spot the difference: Uranus (left) is a lighter blue than Neptune despite being a similar mass, size and with a comparable atmosphere. (Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech/B. Jónsson) Ever wondered why Neptu… [+2100 chars]
Researchers using an innovative astrodynamics algorithm have uncovered over 100 asteroids that had gone undetected in archived images of the sky. Asteroids are rocky objects left over from the fo… [+2867 chars]
This animation shows the Juno spacecraft's perspective of Jupiter during a flyby on April 9, 2022. (Image credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by AndreaLuck © CC BY) Han… [+3043 chars]
