By shining a laser pulse sequence inspired by the Fibonacci numbers at atoms inside a quantum computer, physicists have created a remarkable, never-before-seen phase of matter. The phase has the bene… [+6763 chars]
<ul><li>To explore Jupiter European Space Agency is sending space probe in April 2023.</li><li>It is called Juice, which is short for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer.</li><li>ESA aims to answer five quest… [+1651 chars]
When it comes to astronomy, the more instruments watching the sky, the better. Which is why it has been so frustrating that the world’s rising superpower – China – has long lacked focus on space-scie… [+5051 chars]
Gemini South, one of the world’s most productive and powerful optical-infrared telescopes, received a major capability boost with the successful installation of a new high-resolution spectrograph cal… [+5779 chars]
Groundwater at depths of several hundred meters or more can be hundreds of millions of years old and are often thought of stagnant and isolated from the atmosphere and the water cyclea reason these s… [+4447 chars]
Wheat and barley are widely cultivated cereals across the globe. The application of nanotechnology could enhance the yield of these crops, thereby helping meet the global demand for food supply. In a… [+5865 chars]
Mat Kaplan: A visit with former NASA chief scientist, Jim Green, this week on Planetary Radio. Welcome. I'm Mat Kaplan of The Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our solar and … [+68024 chars]
Landsat 1 launched 50 years ago on July 23, 1972, aboard a Delta 900 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Since then, the fleet of Landsat satellites has grown to eight and revolutioni… [+1186 chars]
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The European Space Agency (ESA) issued a reminder this week that the future of its ExoMars rover remained very much in the balance following the termination of cooperation with Russian space agency R… [+2965 chars]
Scientists have developed an artificial protein that could offer new insights into chemical evolution on early Earth. All cells need energy to survive, but because the kinds of chemicals available d… [+3812 chars]
In a bid to solve our climate woes, a team of researchers from Simon Fraser University is working with the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan to investigate the role carbon… [+4028 chars]