Twenty seconds of scrubbing with soap is one of the best ways to protect yourself — and the people and things you touch — from disease-causing germs. But how exactly do soapy suds kill pathogenic bac… [+3455 chars]
Deep within the southern extremes of the world's third largest mountain chain, the Great Dividing Range, something strange is happening. There, among the dense ferny undergrowth that carpets Victori… [+2181 chars]
A few years ago, deep beneath the Apennine Mountains in Italy, a team of physicists hunted for flashes of light that just might suggest human consciousness is the product of gravitational forces. Th… [+4086 chars]
In the early hours of Sunday morning (June 19) the waning moon will pass within a thumbs width of asteroid Vesta in the east-southeastern sky. During this close approach, the pair will share the vi… [+2696 chars]
For the first time in history, a woman has been appointed to lead NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It’s an exciting time for women in the space exploration industry with newly appointed Dr Laura Le… [+213 chars]
This result may help explain how some pulsars are accelerated to such remarkably high speeds.The G292.0+1.8 supernova remnant contains a pulsar moving at over a million miles per hour. This image fea… [+5254 chars]
SETI was for real! Dr. Horowitz added. But what Dr. Oliver initially received was only a Golden Fleece award from Senator William Proxmire, Democrat of Wisconsin, who crusaded against what he consid… [+978 chars]
In the early hours of Sunday morning (June 19) the waning moon will pass within a thumbs width of asteroid Vesta in the east-southeastern sky. During this close approach, the pair will share the vi… [+2696 chars]
The rocks on the surface of the asteroid Bennu act as armor, protecting it from small meteors. This is the conclusion that may be drawn from the observations of craters that were made by NASA’s OSIR… [+2817 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the first rogue black hole – a black hole all by itself – according to ANU astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr Brad Tucker. “We know there are a bunch of small b… [+601 chars]
Astronomers observe comets to study their properties and trajectories to find out what they are made up of and also if they pose any threat to the Earth. However, this time, astronomers actually saw … [+2093 chars]
ByUniversity of Central FloridaJune 18, 2022 The University of Central Floridas new photonic material overcomes the shortcomings of current topological designs, which provide fewer features and cont… [+4360 chars]
