Ingenuity, NASAs autonomous Mars helicopter, was only meant to complete five flights. But since its history-making first flight in April 2021, the helicopter has flown 28 times, and preparation is un… [+3626 chars]
Some galaxies, like the Milky Way, have maintained regular star formation for billions of years. Others, like large elliptical galaxies, are “red and dead.” Star formation in those galaxies shut off … [+2430 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]
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]
Sometimes neutron stars collide with each other, producing most of the heavy elements, such as silver and gold. Therefore, neutron stars and their collisions are considered unique laboratories to stu… [+2948 chars]
Kobe University researchers have successfully developed a tyrosine chassis (a strain of microorganism with high tyrosine productivity) in the yeast Pichia pastoris through rational engineering. In ad… [+6534 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]
On a beautiful fall day in 2019, Miranda Sinnott-Armstrong was walking down Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado when something caught her eye: a small, particularly shiny blue fruit, on a shrub known a… [+5852 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]
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]
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]
The analyzed areas: visual system (purple line), auditory (orange) and motor area (dark grey), and the somatosensory area (green line). Credit: D. Zachlod, Julich Brain Atlas Obviously, the human br… [+3777 chars]
