A unique telescope that focuses light with a slowly spinning bowl of liquid mercury instead of a solid mirror has opened its eye to the skies above India. Such telescopes have been built before, but … [+5410 chars]
TOKYO: Asteroid dust collected by a Japanese space probe contains organic material that shows some of the building blocks of life on Earth may have been formed in space, scientists said Friday. Pris… [+2214 chars]
A new member of a category of star so rare we can count the known number of them on our fingers and toes has just been discovered in the Milky Way. It's called MAXI J1816-195, located no greater tha… [+4360 chars]
The emergence of a mysterious area in the South Atlantic where the geomagnetic field strength is rapidly declining has led to speculation that the Earth is heading for a shift in magnetic polarity. H… [+1782 chars]
This is an illustration of a close-up look at a black hole drifting through our Milky Way galaxy. ... [+] The black hole distorts the space around it, which warps images of background stars lined up … [+4136 chars]
Whatever you are doing, whether it is driving a car, going for a jog, or even at your laziest, eating chips and watching TV on the couch, there is an entire suite of molecular machinery inside each o… [+11459 chars]
When moving furniture, heavy objects are easier to move if you rotate them while pushing. Many people intuitively do this. An international research team from Konstanz (Germany), Trieste and Milan (I… [+6665 chars]
After a quiet spell, we are going to witness the largest asteroid flyby of the month of June. According to NASA, a 270-feet wide asteroid will be making its closest approach to the Earth tomorrow, Ju… [+2275 chars]
Whatever you are doing, whether it is driving a car, going for a jog, or even at your laziest, eating chips and watching TV on the couch, there is an entire suite of molecular machinery inside each o… [+10758 chars]
Saturns rings cast shadows on the planets cloud tops, providing a perfect backdrop for the ... [+] brilliant sphere of Saturns moon Enceladus. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini sp… [+6357 chars]
Several of the 5,500 marine RNA virus species recently discovered by scientists may help push carbon absorbed from the atmosphere to permanent storage on the ocean floor, according to a study. The f… [+5664 chars]
BySciTechDaily.comJune 10, 2022 The Roman Space Observer Game is a retro 8-bit style video game to promote the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Credit: GMG World Media/NALA Comm Development Team … [+2025 chars]
