The mega comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), also known as comet K2, is hurtling towards the Earth for a close fly-by on July 15. According to the observational data from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, t… [+1908 chars]
The Science Roughly half of all flowering plants are “polyploid,” meaning that they have more than two sets of chromosomes, which contain the plants’ genes and DNA. Scientists believe that polyploid… [+3400 chars]
Engineers in China have successfully deployed an ultra-thin sail attached to a rocket part to expedite its departure from low Earth orbit and reduce the amount of space junk aimlessly floating above … [+2521 chars]
The mantle of the planet, which makes up around 84 percent of its volume, is a thick layer of silicate rock that lies between its crust and its molten core. Although the mantle is mostly made of soli… [+3021 chars]
The amount of carbon stored by microscopic plankton will increase in the coming century, predict researchers at the University of Bristol and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). Using the latest… [+4504 chars]
Insect-eating plants have fascinated biologists for more than a century, but how plants evolved the ability to capture and consume live prey has largely remained a mystery. Now, Salk scientists, alon… [+5272 chars]
A recent study about bone loss in astronauts is providing important information about the effects of space travel on the human body. The research could help space agencies reduce harmful effects on … [+4611 chars]
In October 2020, a small spacecraft briefly touched down on an asteroid to snag a piece of it to bring to Earth. Almost two years later, scientists have learned that if the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft had … [+2935 chars]
Oregon State University fossil research has revealed an exquisite merger of art and science: a long-stemmed flower of a newly described plant species encased in a 30-million-year-old tomb together wi… [+3643 chars]
With the rate the planet is warming predicted to reach around 3.2 degrees Celsius by 2100, drastic measures have had to be put in place to avoid a climate disaster. One of the most notable actions wa… [+1595 chars]
ByNASAJuly 11, 2022 This image of the Orion nebula, the brightest spot in the sword of the constellation Orion, shows carbon-rich molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as wisps of… [+6106 chars]
A next-generation dark matter detector has started operations, already delivering its first results, which show it to be the most sensitive machine of this type on Earth. The machine could help unl… [+4074 chars]
