Most of the objects we can see in space, such as stars and planets, are spherical, yet does this also apply to the universe as a whole? Is the universe also spherical, or is it some other shape? Ther… [+2813 chars]
Most of the objects we can see in space, such as stars and planets, are spherical, yet does this also apply to the universe as a whole? Is the universe also spherical, or is it some other shape? Ther… [+2813 chars]
A team of astronomers using the Chinese Insight-HXMT x-ray telescope have made a direct measurement of the strongest magnetic field in the known universe. The magnetic field belongs to a magnetar cur… [+1960 chars]
In their view, recognizing these ancient crustal remnants is important for the future of optimized sustainable resource exploration. In addition to this, their findings help explain our planet’s evol… [+1454 chars]
In their view, recognizing these ancient crustal remnants is important for the future of optimized sustainable resource exploration. In addition to this, their findings help explain our planet’s evol… [+1454 chars]
In their view, recognizing these ancient crustal remnants is important for the future of optimized sustainable resource exploration. In addition to this, their findings help explain our planet’s evol… [+1454 chars]
China will launch, in October, its first solar probe, which aims to study the relationships between the solar magnetic field, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), the media reported. Sol… [+1644 chars]
An international space research study, which includes Western University researchers, is looking at how to mine water from an asteroid 200 million miles away in a mission that could be a prelude to e… [+4231 chars]
There are all sorts of strange signals which we detect coming from space, and one set of signals which are particularly intriguing is called fast radio bursts. These incredibly bright pulses of radio… [+2550 chars]
Enlarge/ The Butterfly Nebula, located just under 4,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius, is a striking example of a planetary nebula, the end stage in the evolution of a small- t… [+5158 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope might be getting all the news headlines this week, but the grand old dame of the space telescope world, the Hubble Space Telescope, continues to peer out into the cosmo… [+1977 chars]
ByJennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJuly 17, 2022 MIT engineers design new surface treatments that make water boil more efficiently. New surface treatments could save energy for sy… [+8550 chars]