A supernova is the cataclysmic explosion of a star. A thermonuclear supernova explosion of a white dwarf is supposed to be the terminal event in the life of its progenitor star. These thermonuclear … [+4899 chars]
No one can go into space without special arrangements for oxygen because there is no air in space outside the earth. They have to wear a space suit as there is no air pressure. If not, it is a respo… [+2514 chars]
McGill researchers studied the extremely salty, very cold, and almost oxygen-free environment under the permafrost of Lost Hammer Spring in Canada’s High Arctic to search for life. Why? Because that … [+4067 chars]
The skies overhead could soon be filled with constellations of commercial space stations occupying low earth orbit while human colonists settle the Moon with an eye on Mars, if today's robber barons … [+5422 chars]
ByEuropean Space Agency (ESA)June 26, 2022 Artists impression of Mars Express. The background is based on an actual image of Mars taken by the spacecrafts high resolution stereo camera. Credit: Spac… [+5732 chars]
Many runners may wear them, and swear by them, but what is a neutral shoe? Technical jargon has flooded the footwear industry for decades with different styles of running shoes promising to be the … [+7226 chars]
NASA has called off plans to launch a small cubesat to the moon on Monday (June 27) to allow more time to check its Rocket Lab booster for flight. The U.S. space agency announced today that it was … [+3069 chars]
Researchers found a way to bypass the need for biological photosynthesis altogether and create food independent of sunlight by using artificial photosynthesis. The study was published in the journal,… [+4855 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped countless of jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring photos of what it sees in space through the years. Nebulae, in particular, have been a frequent subject of the Hubble's… [+2645 chars]
Researchers have found a new way to detect some of the most cataclysmic mergers in the universe before they happen. Neutron stars , the extremely dense cores of massive dead stars, spiraling toward… [+5668 chars]
For over three decades, the indefatigable Hubble Space Telescope has been providing stunning peeks into the myriad mysteries of the universe, helping astronomers, physicists, and scientists of all st… [+2526 chars]
