An international team of astronomers reports the detection of highly collimated radio jets around a nearby radio galaxy known as NGC 2663. These jets, spanning a total of more than 1,150 light years,… [+3880 chars]
According to the scientists of a new 166-year case study of an Alaskan glacier that has been rapidly advancing and retreating, a cool pocket climate near a glacier’s snout may be able to help scienti… [+4890 chars]
A cosmic crime scene has revealed the gory details of black holes' eating habits. In a new study, astronomers studied a supermassive black hole 's destruction of a star , revealing how these cosmi… [+5871 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has broken the record for the oldest galaxy ever observed by nearly 100 million years. The galaxy, called GLASS-z13, dates to just 300 million years after the bi… [+2308 chars]
Newswise — In recent years, a large number of exoplanets have been found around single ‘normal’ stars. New research shows that there may be exceptions to this trend. Researchers from The Autonomous U… [+2444 chars]
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]
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]
Look to the southeastern sky in the early hours of Thursday (July 21) morning to see the waning crescent moon shining close to Mars. The pair will be close enough to share the field of view in a pa… [+2445 chars]
Mass spectrometry imaging (MS imaging) provides highly precise information on the spatial distribution of substances in many areas. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth now present exemplary new… [+7095 chars]
Olympus Rupes is the name of the large escarpment surrounding Olympus Mons. The escarpment is a cliff where there is a large elevation change over a short distance. The elevation change from the lowe… [+1154 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]
Lets be honest : Penguins are a little, well, weird. Theyre flightless birds that waddle around on the coldest reaches of planet Earth, but they can also dive to impressive depths below the ocean's … [+6235 chars]
