NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a dust devil swirling across the surface of the Jezero Crater on July 20th, 2021. On this date, the rover was on the 148th Martian day, or sol, of its mission.… [+1160 chars]
What are your biggest phobias? For me, I have worked for years to try and be just okay with a spider in the room doesnt matter how big or small, hairy or leggy. They are all equally terrifying. Ive… [+7285 chars]
Sunspots are the areas with the strongest magnetic fields and, therefore, a good indicator of solar activity. They give indications of the possibility of solar eruptions that may precede geomagnetic … [+858 chars]
The way cartoon character Barbapapa and his family members take on any shape they want has captured the imagination for generations. Making this a reality offers unprecedented possibilities. All the … [+7863 chars]
As a result of achieving high imaging dynamic range, a team of astronomers in Japan has discovered for the first time a faint radio emission covering a giant galaxy with an energetic black hole at it… [+5595 chars]
Black holes are generally thought to swallow all forms of matter and energy surrounding them. It has long been known, however, that they can also shed some of their mass through a process called supe… [+2728 chars]
Further evidence that some monster black holes have killed star formation in their galaxies has come to light in a study that peers back 12.5 billion years into the early universe. Stars form when… [+3257 chars]
Rice University engineers who mimic atom-scale processes to make them big enough to see have modeled how shear influences grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials. That the boundaries can chang… [+4091 chars]
Let's be clear - black holes are monstrously powerful. They can swallow and decimate large cosmic entities, sending them to the uncharted darkness on the other side. Now, scientists have found pilot … [+2095 chars]
Molecular machines that kill infectious bacteria have been taught to see their mission in a new light. The latest iteration of nanoscale drills developed at Rice University are activated by visible … [+3433 chars]
Neptune and Uranus share many common features - they have similar masses, sizes, and atmospheric compositions, and a lot more, but still, have you ever wondered why the planets look so different? Sky… [+2338 chars]
Most mammals, including humans, are diploid. That is, nuclear DNA (nrDNA) exists as pairs of chromosomes (humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, while mice have 20). This pair of chromosomes are homolo… [+6057 chars]
