1 with 1 posters participating For billions of years after the origin of life, the only living things on Earth were tiny, primitive cells resembling todays bacteria. But then, more than 1.5 billion … [+4353 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]
The European Space Agency, or ESA, recently released detailed information on almost 2 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. The data is being collected in an effort to create the most complete map… [+2563 chars]
SpaceX will launch its Falcon 9 rocket on a secretive mission in the early hours of Sunday morning. Liftoff is planned for 12:27 AM EDT (04:27 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 of the Cape Canaveral … [+10397 chars]
An international team of astronomers has discovered the fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years. The black hole consumes the equivalent of one Earth every second and shines 7,000 t… [+1522 chars]
Point Nemo is the most remote place on Earth - the place farthest from land. It is located in the South Pacific Ocean and lies around 2,688 kilometers (1,670 miles) from the nearest land. It is c… [+8023 chars]
With repairs complete and the rocket in place at its designated launch pad , NASA is ready to once again attempt a critical fueling test of its next-generation Space Launch System . Per Space.com … [+1255 chars]
Despite the fact that E. coli is a major public health concern that causes significant death and morbidity, it is not a cause of pandemics. Also known as a commensal, a bacteria that lives inside us … [+2317 chars]