Deep inside an old gold mine, in a vat of liquid xenon, a new hunt has begun for dark matter the mysterious stuff that makes up about 85% of all matter in the universe. Nobody knows what exactly dar… [+5325 chars]
The only almost completely intact Genyornis eggshell ever discovered. It was located by N. Spooner and collected by Gifford H. Miller, South Australia. The presence of four puncture wounds on the egg… [+5363 chars]
Since NASA launched the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars the April 19, 2021this went on to become the first powered aircraft to be used for a space mission. Thirty-nine seconds of flight … [+2330 chars]
NASA is getting ready to unveil new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, a high-tech endeavour planned to replace the Hubble Telescope. The first colour pictures from the Webb will be release… [+53 chars]
The study found that grit was associated with low impulsivity and high mindfulness. Gritty individuals may be better at self-control and exhibiting cautious control, but they are not necessarily mor… [+3292 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning galaxy CGCG 396-2. NASA shared details about the unusual multi-armed galaxy merger. The official website of the American space agency said that the … [+1597 chars]
This fossil is a sight for saur eyes. Sotheby's New York announced it will auction the skeleton of a Gorgosaurus, a cousin to the T-Rex, later this month, and it's estimated to sell for up to $8 mil… [+2072 chars]
Comet C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS was captured on June 18, 2022 in constellation Ophiuchus at magnitude 9.7. (Image credit: John Chumack/galacticimages.com) A megacomet glows in the dark in this long-exposu… [+2449 chars]
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille first observed what later became known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy on 23 February 1752 from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. This image, taken exactly 270 years lat… [+195 chars]
The skull of an ancient cave-dweller unearthed in South Africa is a million years older than previously thought, reshaping the understanding of human evolution*. Since Australopithecus africanus fos… [+5997 chars]
Mars rovers may have to dig deeper to find signs of ancient life. New research shows that certain protein-building amino acids that could be evidence of ancient life on Mars are more susceptible t… [+4984 chars]
For the first time, physicists have witnessed something incredibly exciting: electrons forming whirlpools just like a fluid. This behavior is one that scientists have long predicted, but never obser… [+5352 chars]