NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is set to release a rainbow coloured map of the Red Planet, over the next six months. The 5.6 gigapixel map will cover the 86 per cent of the planet, allowing… [+2494 chars]
Despite recent headlines, NASAs venerable Voyager craft isnt shutting down quite yet but in two months, the team that manages the iconic mission will make decisions about what to do with dwindling … [+4410 chars]
A gigantic sunspot has swelled to twice Earth’s size, doubling its diameter in 24 hours, and it’s pointed right at us. Sunspot AR3038 seen in the center of this screenshotted image of the sun via NA… [+4163 chars]
Since 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been exploring the Gale Crater for clues about Mars’ past and possible evidence that it once supported life. For the past year, this search has centered on the … [+4702 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]
Clusters of the earliest hematopoietic cells being born in the walls of the umbilical artery of a mouse embryo. The cells colored in red represent embryonic multipotent progenitor cells (eMPPs). Cred… [+5311 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]
Synthesis and characterization of prevelex Prevelex was synthesized as previously reported34 and characterized using GPC and FT-IR spectroscopy to determine the molecular weight and functional group… [+12483 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]
A little space rock from Mars, which fell to Earth in 1815, can change what we thought we knew about the birth of our planet. Known as the Chassigny meteorite, it is a small chunk of rock which is be… [+2011 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]
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]
