To cut weight from x-ray space telescopes, Tokyo Metropolitan University is micro-machining x-ray lenses from silicon. The lenses exploit the nature of x-rays, which can reflect if they approach a f… [+1618 chars]
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Certain types of strongly star-forming galaxies have long been thought to lie outside the usual trends in metal abundances followed by other galaxies. A study now reveals the significant effect of du… [+1322 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]
The study of the genomes of our closest relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, has opened up new research paths that can broaden our understanding of the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens. A … [+6794 chars]
Remember when Elon Musk launched a car into space? That car's not just peacefully drifting through a vacuumit's hurtling around the sun at 63,592 miles per hour, being bombarded by solar radiation. I… [+707 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]
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]
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The most powerful space telescope ever built is now performing beyond the expectations of its American, Canadian and European creators. It can see deep into space and time, but one thing it does not … [+10166 chars]
Scientists have revealed specific alterations to the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) the place where nerves connect to the muscle they control in fast-twitch muscle fibers in two mouse models of spinal … [+4366 chars]
In the early 1990s, planetary history was made. In 1992, two astronomers, Alexander Wolszczan and Dale Frail, published a paper in Nature announcing the discovery of the very first planets outside th… [+4968 chars]
