Ever stood outside and oohed and aahed at the skies above? And then tried to snap a photograph with your smart phone, only to see the dazzling image reduced to a few smears and sparks? Not all of us … [+1380 chars]
A recent announcement in has put serious wind up doomsayers online, with some believing the relaunching of a high-powered experiment will spell the end for humanity.An announcement from the European … [+5695 chars]
A very small instrument has a big job ahead of it: measuring all Earth-directed energy coming from the sun and helping scientists understand how that energy influences our planet's severe weather, cl… [+6071 chars]
Thirsty? Alcoholic Scientists say they've found alcohol molecules in space though, unfortunately, it's not the type that gets you drunk. A team from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in… [+2203 chars]
When the coronavirus causing COVID-19 infects human cells, the cell's protein-processing machinery makes modifications to the spike protein that render it more flexible and mobile, which could increa… [+5462 chars]
An international collaboration led by Kobe University researchers has successfully developed a nanosheet-laminated photocatalytic membrane that demonstrates both excellent water permeance and photoca… [+8592 chars]
Astronomers have discovered an ultra-faint dwarf galaxy on the edges of Andromeda. Designated as Pegasus V, the dwarf galaxy is very poor in metals, which in astrophysics, are all elements heavier th… [+2604 chars]
Seen are six views of the Nili Fossae region of Mars captured by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging ... [+] Spectrometer for Mars, or CRISM, one of the instruments aboard NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Or… [+3156 chars]
According to co-authors Robert Hazen and Shaunna Morrison, once mineral genesis is factored in, the number of mineral kinds — a newly-coined term — totals more than 10,500, a number about 75% greater… [+3760 chars]
NASA's Mars Sample Return Mission aims to bring back 30 samples of Martian soil, rock, and atmospheric gas, collected by its Perseverance rover, at some point in the 2030s. The Philadelphia Inquirer… [+2969 chars]
The first 3D simulation of the whole evolution of a jet from birth was developed by astrophysicists. This was done by showing a rotating black hole to emissions that were far from the collapsing star… [+3189 chars]
Australian Institute of Botanical Science researchers are working with the University of Queensland to figure out world-first ways to store wild and cultivated macadamia genetic material and ultimate… [+3322 chars]
