Using the AstroSat spacecraft, Indian astronomers have inspected a galactic globular cluster known as NGC 5053. Results of the study, presented in a paper published May 27 on the arXiv pre-print repo… [+3298 chars]
An international team of scientists today released the largest near-infrared image ever taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, enabling astronomers to map the star-forming regions of the universe an… [+5033 chars]
Boeing's Starliner (left) during Orbital Flight Test 2 as it approaches the International Space Station, as seen in an image taken from London on May 20, 2022. (Image credit: Szabolcs Nagy/Space Stat… [+4243 chars]
Intricate clock designs never cease to amaze us with their unimaginable accurate movement and millimeter precision in component design. Combine that with a cool idea or philosophy binding generations… [+1658 chars]
On 13 June, the European Space Agency will release the Gaia mission's third full data set which contains new and improved details for almost two billion objects in our home galaxy - the Milky Way. A … [+1732 chars]
We didn't see any indication of their drinking coming back to baseline, so we think that maybe this epigenetic editing will produce a long-lasting effect, Pandey says. I think a lot more work needs t… [+4309 chars]
Asteroid collisions in the early solar system exposed their iron cores to space, allowing them to cool rapidly. (Image credit: NASA/JPL–Caltech) A great demolition derby, with a chaotic mess of aste… [+4971 chars]
The Earth and the entire Solar System depend on the Sun for warmth and gravity as it floats around in space, with the bright yellow ball of light being the center of the many planets surrounding it, … [+2828 chars]
As the rover Curiosity explores our red neighbor Mars, many scientists and space buffs wait with bated breath for news that the planet held (or maybe even holds) life. And the newest find that briefl… [+2596 chars]
Quantum computers are expected to revolutionize the way researchers solve difficult computing problems. These computers are being designed to tackle major challenges in fundamental research areas, su… [+4726 chars]
The DAVINCI Mission will carry a button-sized sensor to measure oxygen in Venus' atmosphere. The DAVINCI Mission is on course to study Venus, the second planet from Sun, in 2029 to understand its ch… [+2665 chars]
Prehistoric giants used to populate the Earth . These behemoths included mighty dinosaurs, airplane-size pterosaurs, massive crocodiles and snakes, and even armadillos the size of cars. But today, t… [+6454 chars]
