Astronomers are buzzing after observing the fastest nova ever recorded. The unusual event drew scientists attention to an even more unusual star. As they study it, they may find answers to not only t… [+5613 chars]
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]
It has been almost six years since the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft first took its flight towards a very special target. Unlike most NASA missions, it was not going for a planet or a moon but a 450-met… [+3058 chars]
ByMarcia Rieke, University of ArizonaJune 17, 2022 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the next of NASAs Great Observatories; following in the line of the Hubble Space Telescope, the Compton Ga… [+8268 chars]
A novel nanoscale catalysis-based flame retardance system was developed and integrated into a polypropylene polymer matrix in a research paper published in the journal Materials Letters. This study o… [+5323 chars]
10:53, 17.06.22 Fifteen years into the future, AccuBeat plans on its Ultra-Stable-Oscillator (USO) still functioning as it floats through deep space. And while telling time in space is anything but… [+7731 chars]
The human middle earwhich houses three tiny, vibrating bonesis key to transporting sound vibrations into the inner ear, where they become nerve impulses that allow us to hear. Embryonic and fossil e… [+4050 chars]
Nanofluidics enables the detection of compounds at the smallest concentration. It studies the behavior and manipulation of fluids confined in structures of 1-1000 nm scale. Scientists revealed that t… [+7362 chars]
A roundup of this weeks Funding Insight articles This week, we learn about non-disclosure agreements in research partnerships, and the dangers of considering them ‘just a formality’ and signing with… [+277 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]
A pair of researchers at Michigan State University has conducted an experiment with Escherichia coli bacteria meant to help settle a long-time debate in the evolutionary community. They have written … [+2803 chars]
White dwarf stars (WDs) are the most numerous members of the stellar graveyard. It is widely accepted that more than 97% of the stars in the universe will evolve into WDs. These numerous objects are … [+3204 chars]
