Two million tons of TNT: that’s the equivalent of a meteorite impact in October 2021. It produced a burst of light sufficient to be from Earth.Astronomer Ko Arimatsu and his colleagues from theUniver… [+2015 chars]
ByUniversity of California RiversideJune 25, 2022 Plants are growing in complete darkness in an acetate medium that replaces biological photosynthesis. Credit: Marcus Harland-Dunaway/UCR Artificial… [+6676 chars]
Never-before-seen microbes living deep beneath the permafrost at one of the coldest and saltiest water springs on Earth could provide a blueprint for life on Mars. At Lost Hammer Spring, which lies … [+3859 chars]
Its solar panels are caked with dust and the batteries are running out of juice, but NASAs InSight Mars lander continues to soldier forth collecting more science about the Red Planet until its very l… [+3906 chars]
According to a media report, South Korea has withdrawn its bid to visit space rock Apophis during the closing, but the harmless flight of our Earth in 2029. The state science department says the pro… [+1916 chars]
Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features the North Island of New Zealand. The photo was captured as the International Space Station (ISS) approached the southernmost extent of it… [+1376 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]
Thinking of mucus may disgust you. However, MIT researchers have now identified components of the substance that can interact with a particular yeast and prevent it from causing infection, according … [+3884 chars]
A solar-sailing mission is now marking three years of spaceflight, but is unlikely to celebrate a fourth anniversary. The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 is a crowdfunded solar sail that launched Ju… [+3161 chars]
A recent study suggests a molecular similarity between the human brain and the octopus' neurological and cognitive complexity. The study demonstrates that the same "jumping genes" are active in the … [+4044 chars]
Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features the North Island of New Zealand. The photo was captured as the International Space Station (ISS) approached the southernmost extent of it… [+1376 chars]
Never-before-seen microbes living deep beneath the permafrost at one of the coldest and saltiest water springs on Earth could provide a blueprint for life on Mars. At Lost Hammer Spring, which lies … [+3859 chars]
