Have you ever seen wispy arcs and rings in astronomical images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories? These unusual features are caused by a quirk of nature called gravitational… [+7697 chars]
A more sustainable use of chemical resources is part of the United Nations' Agenda 2030. Synthetic chemists are therefore working to design and carry out efficient syntheses. Within the synthetic org… [+3081 chars]
Move over Strawberry Moon, a rare celestial event is going to put you to shame in Vancouver next week on June 24. According to the Old Farmers’ Almanac’s June night sky guide, five planets and the m… [+1386 chars]
Years ago, one of the U.K. observatories had a replica of a telescope made by Sir Isaac Newton in the late 17th century. It was marked "For use in case of emergency,” jokingly suggesting that if the… [+3892 chars]
Scientists have successfully created a high-resolution moon map by utilizing the data from China’s recent lunar missions. The detailed map was developed using the data that China’s Lunar Exploration… [+1012 chars]
As many as 40 scientific proposals have been accepted from research teams across the world as everyone queues up to get a piece of asteroid that hides ingredients for life. The selected proposals are… [+1359 chars]
Medical devices, cars, and many advanced technologies contain innumerable delicate components that are held together by electrically conductive polymers, such as polyaniline. For several decades, syn… [+2770 chars]
3D Render of Planet Earth with Clouds. Planet Earth maps courtesy of NASA: ... [+] https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/144875/earth-at-night-black-marble-2012-color-maps-v2. getty Just when the wo… [+4827 chars]
In a revelation, NASAs Perseverance Mars rover has captured a picture of a shiny piece of foil that got stuck on a rock on the red planet. The space agency interprets the piece of foil as a part of a… [+2367 chars]
After more than 44 years of travelling farther from Earth than any man-made objects have before, the Voyager spacecraft are entering their very final phase. Both of the Voyagers were launched from C… [+7212 chars]
Amphibians are exceptionally good at being small. There are salamanders the size of your thumb nail, pygmy newts that live in moss patches and feast on microscopic insects, and inch-long African frog… [+4913 chars]
As industry has developed over the past century, excess carbon dioxide emission had led to climate problems and greenhouse effects. Scientists are constantly working toward solutions for the problems… [+4481 chars]
