Evolutionary trees of organisms determined by comparing anatomy rather than gene sequences could be misleading, new research led by scientists from the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University o… [+4594 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the fascinating new vision of a busy star-born factory. Minkowski’s Object with an unusual shape, a small galaxy, glows blue to the bottom left of the image, … [+1463 chars]
While a warp drive almost certainly isn't a thing that will ever exist, there's no law of physics that says interstellar travel isn't possible. Perhaps that is one reason why the sci-fi idea isn't ou… [+4328 chars]
When peering into space through a telescope, everything seems to look the same no matter what direction we point that telescope (via Forbes). According to the American Astronomical Society, galaxies … [+1587 chars]
Ancient volcanoes on Earths moon may have created water, a new study found. Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, engulfing hundreds of thousands of square m… [+2499 chars]
NASA recently selected American space infrastructure developer Axiom Space and aerospace and defence firm Collins Aerospace to provide spacesuits and spacewalk systems for future Moon and Mars missio… [+3714 chars]
For many of us, the past two years have delivered a lesson in not taking things for granted. The chaos of the pandemic disrupted relationships, trade and the privileges we often enjoy without a secon… [+11875 chars]
Scientists have used a new tool to discover more than 100 asteroids that had not been identified before. The method uses a complex computing method called an algorithm to search for asteroids that w… [+4226 chars]
ByLeibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS)June 5, 2022 Laboratory set-up of the free-jet flow experiment at TROPOS in Leipzig, with that direct evidence was provided for the first time t… [+5615 chars]
The photos gathered by NASA this week on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website will interest science enthusiasts of all tastes. If you’re interested in supernovas, you’ll see the remnant RCW 86, f… [+9986 chars]
Ancient volcanoes on Earths moon may have created water, a new study found. Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, engulfing hundreds of thousands of square m… [+2499 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]
