Magnetars are some of the most fascinating astronomical objects. One teaspoon of the stuff they are made out of would weigh almost one billion tons, and they have magnetic fields that are hundreds of… [+4013 chars]
Its nice to have a feel-good story every once in a while, so heres one to hold off the existential dread: the Earth isnt likely to get flung off into deep space for at least 100,000 years. In fact, a… [+3602 chars]
Once a star forms, its days are numbered. Every star will eventually cease to exist, with the outcome dependent upon the mass of a star. For stars that are the same mass of our sun or smaller, they w… [+3700 chars]
Scientists assessing data from Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover have found levels of life ingredient molecules in Martian rocks comparable to the amount found in rocks in very harsh low-life places on Ear… [+3122 chars]
The universe is unimaginably gigantic. The observable universe is estimated to be around 93 billion light years across. It is impossible for the human mind to truly grasp just how vast the universe i… [+3106 chars]
July's full moon will once again be a supermoon, reaching its perigee or closest point to our planet on July 13. The moon will be relatively close to Earth in its slightly elliptical orbit, making i… [+1935 chars]
Volcanoes account for some of Earth's most interesting and violent geographical features, a force for destruction and creation. However, volcanic activity isn't limited to our planet and space volca… [+8018 chars]
Kamptozoa and Bryozoa are two phyla of small aquatic invertebrates. They are related to snails and clams (collectively called mollusks), bristleworms, earthworms, and leeches (collectively called ann… [+3685 chars]
A * . : / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. / (Spaceengine) : M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) 2020: “ GNIRS ”. “ .” 27000 Sgr A * 4.3 . – Sgr A *[3] – It has been difficult to prove definitively that the major… [+11188 chars]
We know the brain changes after traumatic injury, and now we have maps from mice showing what that change looks like. A team of scientists has traced connections between nerve cells throughout the e… [+5962 chars]
Exploring beneath the surface of other planets may be the key to determining whether life has ever existed outside of Earth. As other missions, including that of NASA's InSight lander, have shown, d… [+6066 chars]
On June 30, 2022, the world observed the International Asteroid Day. But days building up to it were extremely dramatic for the space agencies across the globe because of an asteroid named 2021 QM1. … [+2600 chars]
