An international group of astronomers, led by Juan Diego Soler of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), have found the imprint of the bubbles produced by the explosion of dying star… [+4608 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]
ByLouise Lerner, University of ChicagoJune 24, 2022 Billions of years ago, a river flowed across this scene in a Mars valley called Mawrth Vallis. A new study examines the tracks of Martian rivers t… [+7633 chars]
Once again, life has been found in an environment that would be deeply inhospitable to most organisms living on this planet. Fed by waters that pass through 600 meters (1,970 ft) of permafrost, the … [+4284 chars]
Researchers uncovering fossils at the fossil site in 1951 before its location was initially lost. (Image credit: Ferraz et al) (opens in new tab)Scientists have finally rediscovered a lost fossil si… [+4244 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]
Science & Exploration24/06/2022174 views6 likes Vital research into health, climate, materials and more continues with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and colleagues aboard the Space Statio… [+4291 chars]
A research team led by Prof. Huang Qing from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has used infrared and Raman spectroscopy to identify lysine acetylatio… [+2570 chars]
A rare, five-planet alignment will peak on June 24, allowing a spectacular viewing of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as they line up in planetary order. The event began at the beginning of… [+4196 chars]
There are a million and one ways to die in space , whether its from micrometeoroid impacts shredding your ship or solar flares frying its electronics , drowning in your own sweat during a spacewa… [+14018 chars]
SpaceX has transported the most powerful rocket booster ever assembled to its Starbase orbital launch site (OLS) and used giant robotic arms to install it. It’s not the first such trip for Starship’… [+4548 chars]
Astrophotographer Jamie Cooper captured an incredible photograph of the International Space Station passing in front of the sun from his backyard garden. Speaking to PetaPixel, Cooper says he had le… [+2315 chars]