China knows which asteroid it will target to test planetary defense techniques in the 2020s. The China National Space Administration plans to work at potentially hazardous asteroid 2020 PN1 in a mis… [+2246 chars]
When the first photons from the star HD84800 were detected by NIRCam, I could finally relax. The telescope had unfolded, instruments were cooling down properly, and NIRCam turned on with all of its c… [+699 chars]
After a mass algal die-off in the Pacific, researchers used satellites, undergrads, artificial intelligence and children in tide pools to figure out what was lostand how it might come back. Image by … [+13008 chars]
Researcher Dhruv Sareens own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether theyll grow better in zero gravity. Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are tryi… [+4750 chars]
A massive field of hydrothermal vents on the seafloor in the dark depths of the East Pacific ocean is the hottest and largest discovered in the region yet. Not only that, but it's in a place scienti… [+4514 chars]
Aging and age-related disorders pose a complex challenge to the biomedical research community. To better understand how senescence is regulated is of high significance to promote healthy aging and tr… [+5138 chars]
For a schematic overview of the experimental design, see Fig. 2. Experimental evolution Protocol The stock population (Stock population below) was allowed to expand for one generation and from thi… [+43029 chars]
<li>Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Abigail J. Frost </li><li>Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara City, Japan Ryan M. La… [+656 chars]
Mars is the second closest planet to Earth and is probably the most studied world in our solar system. In fact, we know more about the Martian surface than we do about the Earths oceans. NASA has spe… [+4246 chars]
Satellites tracking the total lunar eclipse in May revealed dramatic and uneven temperature changes across the surface of the moon. On May 16 , skywatchers were treated to the longest total lunar e… [+3863 chars]
ByEuropean Southern Observatory (ESO)July 18, 2022 Using the Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered a stellar-mass black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor galaxy to our own. … [+14012 chars]
A few days back a giant sunspot erupted on the solar surface that has left scientists and researchers worried about a possible geomagnetic storm directed at Earth. On Friday, a massive solar flare wa… [+1724 chars]