In 2019, astronomers observed the nearest example to date of a star that was shredded, or "spaghettified," after approaching too close to a massive black hole. That tidal disruption of a sun-like st… [+7201 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]
A tiny satellite aims to extend radiation studies conducted by CERN into space. The cubesat-sized CELESTA (CERN Latchup Experiment STudent sAtellite) is scheduled to launch on Wednesday (July 13) ab… [+2925 chars]
Impact of individual CBS deletions on boundary function. a, cHi-C maps from E11.5 distal limbs from DelBs mutants at 10-kb resolution. Data were mapped on a custom genome containing the DelBs deletio… [+7228 chars]
Like corn kernels popping in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, according to a new study from physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder.That popcorn-… [+5108 chars]
McIntosh, I. M., Tani, K., Nichols, A. R. L., Chang, Q. & Kimura, J.-I. Geology https://doi.org/10.1130/G50148.1 (2022). Article Google Scholar
Researchers create artificial Hox genes to study how cells organize themselves into body structures. You might be interested to know that theres a line running through you. Well, theres a line runn… [+3063 chars]
There are some knockout photography competitions out there, like this one for comedy wildlife and that one for astronomy.NASA, too, runs a Photographer of the Year competition. Its contest honors the… [+2337 chars]
Sweating fighter is punched in the face getty This story on neuro-regeneration is part of an extended series on Regenerative Medicine. For other stories on this topic see williamhaseltine.com and s… [+8358 chars]
"These results help us flesh out a systematic network map that can serve as an instruction manual for how human immune cells function and how we can engineer them for our benefit," says Alex Marson, … [+6967 chars]
Like corn kernels popping in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, according to a new study from physicists at CU Boulder. That popcorn-like effect may even h… [+5904 chars]
Solid-liquid-gas reactions are common in various natural phenomenon and industrial applications, such as hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell reactions, heterogeneous catalysis and metal corrosion in ambient en… [+1937 chars]