Artists illustration of uninhabitable conditions during the Hadean, an early geologic eon of Earth history. Credit: Alec Brenner Zircons (and the Secrets They Hold) Are Forever Scientists have long… [+5151 chars]
It's real fun to observe astronauts in space bouncing around in zero gravity. Though we theoretically know that space does not have gravity, actually seeing zero gravity in action is amusing nonethel… [+1171 chars]
A venerable Red-Planet rover might be spotting signs of the Martian climate drying up in ancient times. The long-running NASA Curiosity mission, which will reach its 10th Earth-year anniversary on t… [+3102 chars]
On a giant planet comes excellent storms. Such storms in Jupiter are focused on a new citizen science project hosted at Zooniverse. The Jovian Vortex Hunter launched on Tuesday (June 21) to allow an… [+1469 chars]
A long-standing question in nuclear physics is whether chargeless nuclear systems can exist. Only neutron stars represent near-pure neutron systems, where neutrons are squeezed together by the gravit… [+6222 chars]
As part of its launch campaign for its Mars rocket, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) lifted the Super Heavy booster prototype of its Starship next generation rocket with a crane in… [+3365 chars]
ByFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloJune 25, 2022 Cells treated with the experimental peptide Rb4 did not replicate and formed clusters, losing their natural morphology after just … [+7232 chars]
When it comes to going out with style, nothing comes close to the end of a white dwarf. Their thermonuclear self-destruction ranks among the most powerful explosions in the cosmos, forcing the star t… [+4038 chars]
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured this massive galaxy cluster, called Abell 1351, with its Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys. Abell 1351 lies in the constellation Ursa Ma… [+1693 chars]
Space weather is weird. Down, Down Down Most folks probably don't think of satellites as capable of sinking, but according to the European Space Agency they can and do. Space news site Space.com r… [+1364 chars]
ByNASAJune 25, 2022 The Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman, with its prominent cymbal-shaped solar arrays, is pictured attached to the International Space Stations Unity module as the orbi… [+3733 chars]
Don't expect Jupiter to start devouring the rest of the floating masses in its vicinity any time soon, though. According to NASA the planet settled down roughly four billion years ago, where it's bee… [+731 chars]
