An explosion on Jupiter, with a force equivalent to 2 million tons of TNT, triggered the biggest flash recorded from Earth on the gas giant in the last 28 years. The phenomenon was caused by the impa… [+1736 chars]
On June 8, NASA revealed that its new powerful spacecraft, the James Webb Space Telescope, is now playing a small dimple on one of its primary mirrors after being dropped by a larger micrometeoroid t… [+2411 chars]
A newly discovered supercluster of galaxies is so distant that astronomers say its light has been traveling for over twelve billion years to reach telescopes on Earth. But this cluster, named SPT2349… [+3574 chars]
Already a national park and historical site, the Mikmaqs sacred ancestral land Kejimkujik is now immortalized in space. The International Astronomical Union recently named the asteroid located betwe… [+1293 chars]
An explosion on Jupiter, with a force equivalent to 2 million tons of TNT, triggered the biggest flash recorded from Earth on the gas giant in the last 28 years. The phenomenon was caused by the impa… [+1736 chars]
In a new global study of more than 46,000 species of trees, an international team of researchers has shown that many tree species are under substantial pressure and poorly protected. The research tea… [+5150 chars]
How hard can insects bite? Having a strong chewing apparatus makes it easier to crush harder food and to succeed in fights with enemies. Biologists at the University of Bonn now present a mobile syst… [+4474 chars]
Plutos largest moon Charon captured by Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015. (Reuters) When Nasa's tiny New Horizons probe travelled 3 billion miles to Pluto it spotted something mysterious o… [+3572 chars]
A recent test to show the capabilities of the Northrop Grummans Cygnus NG CRS-17 spacecraft to maneuver the International Space Station (ISS) did not go as planned. The vehicle was supposed to fire f… [+1792 chars]
Wringing wet cloth in space: Astronaut demonstrates water's fascinating property Jun 23, 2022, 10:59 am2 min read A video showing astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, wringing a w… [+1703 chars]
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new statistical tool that they have used to predict protein function. Not only could it help with the difficu… [+8307 chars]
The sun is one of the top 10 space objects to see during the day. Image via EarthSky Facebook friend Janet Furlong. What are the top 10 space objects to see during the day? Some are easy, others are… [+12533 chars]
