Illustration showing the six tails of a comet in the pre-dawn sky There are comets, and then there are great comets. It was certainly the fire that broke out in the sky in 1743 and 1744 One of the n… [+5135 chars]
When we think of planets, we generally think of worlds that orbit a star. However, there are many planets that do not orbit a star, and instead, drift through the emptiness of interstellar space. The… [+3776 chars]
Biodiversity was significantly reduced during the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, as may be seen especially in the body fossils of animals with complete skeletons. Both skeletonized and soft-bodied… [+4614 chars]
WASHINGTON NASA is continuing to work with Roscosmos on a seat barter agreement despite missing a self-imposed deadline last month to complete a deal in time to allow exchanges on missions launching … [+2437 chars]
The distances between objects in space are so vast that everyday measurements such as kilometres or miles become too small to be reasonably used. Astronomers use light years as a measurement of dista… [+2421 chars]
ByRutgers UniversityJuly 2, 2022 The researchers discovered three genes, MCM5, FGGY, and DDX60L, that are strongly linked to the risk of developing eggs with an abnormal number of chromosomes when t… [+4078 chars]
[Representation] Washington: New images captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter showed a mysterious rocket crashed into the far side of the moon, leaving behind it a double crater. The coll… [+1221 chars]
[Representation] Washington: New images captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter showed a mysterious rocket crashed into the far side of the moon, leaving behind it a double crater. The coll… [+1221 chars]
The distances between objects in space are so vast that everyday measurements such as kilometres or miles become too small to be reasonably used. Astronomers use light years as a measurement of dista… [+2421 chars]
Astronomers using the ALMA Observatory have discovered an unusual, massive star near the center of our galaxy, a star that has two spiral arms. The arms are part of an accretion disk, a broad disk … [+5841 chars]
Magnetic fields are common among the planets in our solar system. Although not every planet has a magnetic field, most of them do. The magnetic field of every planet is unique, having different sizes… [+3048 chars]
Scientists have identified a star that, they say, survived a massive explosion and ended up being brighter than before. The star is a kind known as a white dwarf. These are very dense objects that h… [+3594 chars]
