In almost all human cells, a two meter long DNA must fit in a nucleus that is only 8 millionths of a meter wide. Like wool around a spool, the extreme space challenge requires DNA to wrap around stru… [+4220 chars]
After previously studying the phenomena of two sound waves in quantum liquids, scientists have now observed sound moving at two different speeds in a quantum gas. If you were somehow immersed in the… [+3110 chars]
Satellite data tell us the Thwaites Glacier is in the early stages of a large-scale retreat.
Volcanoes are among the most awe-inspiring destructive forces on Earth, which is probably why they make for good movies. In the 1997 disaster film Dantes Peak ( now streaming on Peacock!), a slumberi… [+3111 chars]
If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.When it comes to my own health, Im not a hypochondriac. But if were talking about Daisy, my 4.5-pound… [+8395 chars]
The moon will block the bright double star Dschubba, or Delta Scorpii, in an occultation on June 12, 2022. Stargazers in the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada can see the stars slip behind the moo… [+2742 chars]
This article was originally published at The Conversation. (opens in new tab) The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Samantha Lawler (opens in ne… [+5221 chars]
ByGordon Johnston, NASAJune 12, 2022 Artists concept of a strawberry supermoon. The Next Full Moon is the Strawberry Supermoon; the Mead, Honey, or Rose Moon; the Flower, Hot, Hoe, or Planting Moon… [+26329 chars]
A "Strawberry Moon" rises over the Pacific Ocean at Narrawallee Beach, located near Mollymook on the ... [+] South Coast of New South Wales in Australia, June 6, 2020. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Imag… [+3555 chars]
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. Pristine ma… [+2634 chars]
Ask any astronomer, astrophysicist, or cosmologist, and they’ll probably tell you that a new age of astronomy is upon us! Between breakthroughs in gravitational-wave astronomy, the explosion in exopl… [+5516 chars]
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