NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is arguably the best known and most successful observatory in history, delivering unprecedented images that have tantalized the public and astronomers alike for more tha… [+4877 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]
ByVanessa Thomas, NASAs Goddard Space Flight CenterJuly 11, 2022 This illustration shows the three CubeSats of NASAs EZIE mission flying in formation above Earth. The spacecraft will study electrica… [+3413 chars]
Newswise — New climate models have found that the amount and location of land on a planet’s surface can significantly impact its habitability. Astronomers have identified substantial differences in s… [+2558 chars]
Touted as the first idea of its kind, the team is not stopping at just building a base on the moon and Mars. Interestingly, the Lunar and Mars Glass concepts are just one part of a larger project; th… [+1278 chars]
Gregor Mendel, the Moravian monk, was indeed "decades ahead of his time and truly deserves the title of 'founder of genetics.'" So concludes an international team of scientists as the 200th birthday … [+3693 chars]
Forward-looking: Nations around the world are increasingly thinking about our future in space, and not just jaunts to the Moon and back. Long-term colonies on the lunar surface and Mars are very well… [+1597 chars]
A genetic setup to investigate boundary function in vivo We previously demonstrated that a 150-kilobase (kb) region, the EP boundary, is sufficient to segregate the regulatory activities of the Epha… [+33714 chars]
BELLINGHAM, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The upcoming SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation Symposium in Montréal, 17-22 July, will be the first scientific meeting for the astronomical engineerin… [+4590 chars]
Beginning skywatchers can get great value for their dollar with a deep discount on one of our favorite telescopes. The Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ is on sale at Walmart right now for $199.9… [+2461 chars]
The clear mesh filters mounted atop a 55-foot tower on a Barbados bluff always turn a dark hue of red after just a few hours of exposure to the elements—proof positive that dust from the Sahara, powe… [+6936 chars]
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