Self-assembly is the spontaneous organization of building blocks into structures or patterns from a disordered state. Everyday examples include the freezing of liquids or the crystallization of salts… [+4115 chars]
Solar power could provide all the needed energy for an extended mission to Mars and is more efficient than nuclear energy, according to a new study. Scientists and engineers at the University of Cal… [+3195 chars]
NASA recently shared an eye-catching image of our neighbor galaxy, Andromeda, captured by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Located about 2.5 million light-years from our Sun, Andromed… [+850 chars]
Thelatest Virtual Issue from Genome Biology and Evolution highlights articles that provide new insight into the deep evolutionary relationships among extant organisms and the origin of eukaryotes fro… [+9895 chars]
In the last few years, astronomers have achieved an incredible milestone: the detection of gravitational waves, vanishingly weak ripples in the fabric of space and time emanating from some of the mos… [+5107 chars]
The European Space Agency's Gaia mission will release new data on June 13, and scientists can't wait. The coming data dump will contain information about nearly two billion of the brightest objects … [+7984 chars]
The Curiosity rover has found an outstanding rock formation piercing the alien landscape of Mars. Amongst the shallow sands and boulders of the Gale Crater rise several twisting towers of rock the sp… [+3315 chars]
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new millisecond pulsar in the globular cluster NGC 6652. The newly found pulsar received designation PSR J18353259B. The study detailin… [+3240 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load Dig a hole in the ground, stick in a seed, and water it. Weeks later youll have a nice tomato or pepper or lettuce leaf to eat. But not on the moon. The moons… [+2898 chars]
Ocean rings, which can span anywhere from a few months to several years, are vital for moving heat and nutrients across the ocean. However, it remains mysterious how these ocean rings stay intact. A… [+2469 chars]
By simulating earthquakes in a lab, Caltech engineers have provided strong experimental support for a form of earthquake propagation now thought responsible for the magnitude-9.0 earthquake that deva… [+5332 chars]
Science & Exploration07/06/2022189 views10 likes On 19 June 2022, Jupiters intriguing moon Europa will pass in front of a distant star, making that star appear to disappear for at least a minute… [+3666 chars]
