Lab-grown human heart cells provide a powerful tool to understand and potentially treat heart disease. However, the methods to produce human heart cells from pluripotent stem cells are not optimal. F… [+4225 chars]
ByAssociation of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)July 1, 2022 An amateur astronomers keen eyes led to the discovery of an unusual ultra-faint dwarf galaxy on the outskirts of the Androm… [+9011 chars]
image: Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy Identified Different Acetylated Lysineview more Credit: YAO Guohua Recently, a research team led by Prof. Huang Qing from Hefei Institutes of Physical Scienc… [+2385 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]
air pressure: The force exerted by the weight of air molecules. alien: A non-native organism. (in astronomy) Life on or from a distant world. atmosphere: The envelope of gases surrounding Earth, an… [+3945 chars]
After waiting out cloudy weather, the U.S. Space Force launched two satellites atop an Atlas 5 rocket Friday to test ballistic and hypersonic missile early warning and tracking technology and to depl… [+3878 chars]
The word 'Selfie' was the 'word of the year' of Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. The concept was new in the preceding years. But since then the word (and photos) have become almost a second nature to us.… [+1336 chars]
With a $24 billion budget and dozens of active, high-profile missions, it's not surprising that NASA is the most visible of the dozens of government space agencies in the world. But China's space pro… [+4724 chars]
The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones, teeth and turtle shells. But how to study the history of soft tissues and organs, which can decay… [+3797 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]
ByAssociation of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)July 1, 2022 An amateur astronomers keen eyes led to the discovery of an unusual ultra-faint dwarf galaxy on the outskirts of the Androm… [+9011 chars]
A sungazing spacecraft captured the moon passing in front of the face of the sun Wednesday (June 29). NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (opens in new tab) caught the solar eclipse (opens in new tab)… [+2303 chars]