The planet is shaped by forces deep within its interior. These push the plates of the Earth's crust against each other, causing mountains and volcanoes to form along the collision zones. But when rec… [+5026 chars]
When massive stars die, they don't do so quietly. Their deaths are spectacularly brilliant affairs that light up the cosmos, a supernova explosion that sends star guts punching out into space in a c… [+3923 chars]
<li>Misra, A. K. et al. Compact color biofinder (CoCoBi): Fast, standoff, sensitive detection of biomolecules and polyaromatic hydrocarbons for the detection of life. Appl. Spectrosc.75, 14271436. ht… [+12414 chars]
The space bubbles concept is based on the work of Roger Angel, who in 2006 proposed placing thin reflective films in orbit around the Earth. The MIT concept develops that idea by making it easily dep… [+666 chars]
Hello, readers, and happy Friday! This week we’ve got some great news concerning maps and asteroids, along with updates from the world’s major space agencies. James Webb has finally powered on all it… [+7180 chars]
A research team led by Prof. Qian Shengbang and Ph.D. student Li Fuxing from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found that the formation and evolution of the massive bina… [+4167 chars]
An international research team has recently developed a new proton capture reaction rate of copper-57 for the extreme astrophysical environment at the surface of neutron stars. The researchers found … [+2877 chars]
The source of hydroxyl in minerals such as apatite is very likely indigenous, scientists said. Beijing: Chinese scientists have found signs of water in samples retrieved by China from a lava plain o… [+1848 chars]
A comet visiting the sun has disintegrated in front of astronomers' eyes in a series of unprecedented observations that may help explain why comets orbiting close to the sun seem to disappear. The … [+2859 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]
The Royal Museums at Greenwich (opens in new tab), London, are a mine of information about this and other lunar topics. Royal Museums Greenwich comprises the Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark, National… [+2153 chars]
Enlarge/ Artist's conception of a magnetar. 25 with 21 posters participating If you think black holes are the scariest things in the Universe, I have something to share with you. There are balls o… [+3925 chars]
