NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope recently shared an observation of a gem from the Galaxy Zoo project. It captured an unusual multi-armed galaxy merger called CGCG 396-2. Also known as LEDA 17532 or 2… [+1093 chars]
Researchers used a fiber optic cable on the ice cap of an Icelandic subglacial volcano to detect low-frequency volcanic tremor, suggesting this technology could be useful in monitoring other ice-cove… [+3749 chars]
The researchers contend the technique allows scientists and engineers to, for the first time, visualize mRNA molecules in the brains of living mice, providing insights into how memories are formed an… [+1115 chars]
Astrophysicists have discovered the fastest known star which is racing around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The star, designated S4716, completes an orbit around the supermassive bla… [+3385 chars]
China will select half a dozen space-mission proposals in the next few months from a candidate list of 13, and may adopt their picks as soon as 2024 for operations later this decade. The 13 propos… [+4840 chars]
Researchers are looking forward to a glimpse of colliding worlds in action from NASA's cutting-edge space observatory. After the James Webb Space Telescope finishes its commissioning period and rele… [+5315 chars]
Jul 6 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith A global team of astrophysicists has located the area in space that is shaped like a “Manatee,” a gigantic aquatic creature, from which strong, extremely energetic X… [+4816 chars]
While working out of a hotel room in Italy, astronaut Thomas Reiter commanded a four-wheeled robot to pick up rocks from the surface of an active volcano on the Sicilian east coast, and he did so whi… [+3859 chars]
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How does the brain suppress the urge to act, such as waiting for the starter pistol to leap out of the starter blocks? Suppressing the urge to act until the time is right is a crucial, often overloo… [+7608 chars]
Scientists onboard the Thompson attempt to answer complex questions regarding what makes volcanoes tick, notably the Axial Seamount. However, even the most serious scientific investigation may be "cr… [+3910 chars]
Rearing of A. gambiae mosquitoes The A. gambiae G3 strain was reared under standard insectary conditions (2628°C, 6580% relative humidity, 12:12h light/darkness photoperiod). Larvae were fed on powd… [+21735 chars]
