NASAs Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) has spotted a peculiarly-shaped cloud hovering over the largest inland body of water on the planet, the Caspian Sea. In sharp contrast wit… [+1714 chars]
As if cracking open a cosmic Russian nesting doll, astronomers have peered into the center of the Milky Way and discovered what appears to be a miniature spiral galaxy, swirling daintily around a sin… [+2841 chars]
In an article recently published in the journal Nanotechnology, researchers employed a single particle imaging method for fluorescence excitation with moderate intensity to achieve spatial resolution… [+6445 chars]
White dwarf stars (WDs) are the most copious members of the stellar cemetery. It is extensively acknowledged that over 97% of the stars in the universe will turn into WDs. These copious objects are s… [+3025 chars]
At a 4,000-meter-long lab facility more than a mile beneath Russias Caucasus mountains, an experiment involving close to two dozen metallic disks composed of a rare radioisotope has revealed an anoma… [+5923 chars]
Science & Exploration20/06/2022290 views12 likes The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is gearing up for its second close flyby of Mercury on 23 June. ESAs spacecraft operation team is guiding BepiCo… [+6492 chars]
A recent study published in the journal Smart Materials in Manufacturing focuses on producing smart, multifaceted, and structurally robust nanocomposites by combining functionalized graphene nanoplat… [+5572 chars]
A team of researchers at University College London has developed a way to keep objects levitated by sound waves airborne when other objects interfere with the levitation path. In their paper publishe… [+2650 chars]
Planting forests is one way to mitigate climate change. The origin of seeds is crucial to optimize the success of planted trees and their ability to adapt to future climates. INRAE and ONF (French Na… [+3602 chars]
Its not just a problem for NASAs James Webb Space Telescope Last week, NASA revealed that one of JWSTs primary mirror segments, shown here, was damaged by a larger than expected micrometeoroid. Ima… [+6912 chars]
The fourth attempt of the final pre-launch test began on Saturday, and refueling of the rocket is expected to begin on Monday morning. The critical test, known as wet wear training, simulates each st… [+3706 chars]
If you are skilled at playing puzzles on your smartphone or tablet, what does it say about how fast you learn new puzzles, or, more broadly, how well you can focus, say, in school or at work? Or, in … [+4953 chars]
