Fernando Temprano-Coleto has always loved machines. As a child, he was fascinated by cars and engines, and he envisioned himself becoming an engineer for a private company. He began a bachelors degre… [+2367 chars]
There is always something new and exciting happening in the field of black hole research. Albert Einstein first published his book explaining the theory of general relativity which postulated black… [+4975 chars]
One of the reasons I went to law school (I know, this is a science magazinestay with me a second) is because when I was young, people would always say, You can do anything with a law degree! But near… [+2852 chars]
Its a common TV crime show trope: no suspects, little evidence, until an investigator finds a lipstick mark. The sample is sent away to the lab and then BOOM, the suspect is in handcuffs. In reali… [+241 chars]
Rodent pups that are allowed to breastfeed for longer are less likely to become obese during adulthood, even when exposed to a high-fat diet, according to a paper published in Nature Metabolism. Thes… [+1679 chars]
In a recent discovery, astronomers have discovered a triple star system that is unlike others of its kind. The unusual star system is more massive, compact and has a hierarchal order where two stars… [+2693 chars]
This Bite is part of Astrobites ongoing efforts to celebrate all cultures and identities in astronomyspecifically, were highlighting disabled astronomers and those fighting for disability justice in … [+6078 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope is a machine of many talents. It can peer through dense space dust, glimpse the stellar drama of distant galaxies, and even observe the universes first stars. But som… [+9138 chars]
For years, scientists have wondered why Jupiter doesn't have thick, bright rings like neighboring Saturn does, and now they think they might know why. Though Jupiter does have faint, nebulous rin… [+3697 chars]
Growing up with the largest radio telescope in the world in their backyard set Edgard Rivera-Valentín on a path of planetary exploration at an early age. Rivera-Valentín first visited Arecibo Observ… [+4218 chars]
A team of astronomers has developed a method that will allow them to 'see' through the fog of the early universe and detect light from the first stars and galaxies. The researchers, led by the Unive… [+6278 chars]
In recent years, LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface is found to be an ideal host for two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). Such heterostructures have attracted extensive interests in recent years due to their va… [+2942 chars]