This image comes to you from Mount Etna, Sicily, where a lunar analog study focusing on robotic exploration is currently unfolding. The projectnamed the ARCHES Space-Analog Demonstrationis a multi-a… [+2490 chars]
The Orion Nebula is a well-known feature in the night sky and is visible in small backyard telescopes. Orion is a busy place. The region is known for active star formation and other phenomena. It’s o… [+7487 chars]
At a Glance <ul><li>The ozone layer protects life on Earth from harmful radiation.</li><li>Its size is affected by stratospheric temperature and circulation.</li><li>A new study says pollution from … [+3029 chars]
For the past 10 years, the Curiosity rover has traveled across the Martian terrain, looking for clues to the planets potentially habitable past. Recently, the car-sized robot drove through a transiti… [+2991 chars]
This article was originally published at The Conversation (opens in new tab). The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Kshitij Aggarwal (opens in n… [+5781 chars]
Tea is useful for all kinds of things, including caffeinating plenty of writers worldwide. There are also many varieties of it, some of which advocates claim to have superpowers regarding the health … [+3450 chars]
Alloyed titanium has been studied extensively and found to have suitable qualities for use as a dental cast. While some combinations of metals with titanium may not yield desirable results, the Ti-Cu… [+8874 chars]
Communication networks need nodes at which information is processed or rerouted. Physicists at the University of Basel have now developed a network node for quantum communication networks that can st… [+3147 chars]
South Korean-based researchers have used first-principles quantum mechanical simulations to better understand the structure-property relationships in various polymorphic phases of iridium oxides to e… [+3463 chars]
A spiral wave of electrical activity in the heart can cause catastrophic consequences. One spiral wave creates tachycardia -- a heart rate that's too fast -- and multiple spirals cause a state of dis… [+3308 chars]
Shapiros Nature Ecology study also focused on what may have happened to other polar bear genomes during periods of low icein this case, around 120,000 or 125,000 years ago when, according to Shapiro,… [+3060 chars]
The Science When permafrost thaws, water can flow more quickly through the ground, creating a complex subsurface flow system. Researchers at the Barrow Environmental Observatory in Alaska gained ins… [+2720 chars]
