Not all stars are happy to just hang around, orbiting the galactic center with all the other stars. Some stars go rogue, punted out across the Milky Way with significant force. These are the runaway … [+3692 chars]
A new Curtin University study has found that water was transported much deeper in the early Earth than previously thought, shedding new light on how the continents were originally formed. The study,… [+2369 chars]
The Northrop Grumman Corporation has released footage of a test firing of NASA's new rocket booster. The test was a "full-scale static fire" conducted by Northrop Grumman and NASA, using the Flight … [+1119 chars]
Nanophotonics is the study of light-matter interactions between light and objects on the nanometer scale. The length scales involved in nanophotonics are of such great scientific interest because thi… [+7671 chars]
The Sun's active status is worrying astronomers especially about them sparing strong geomagnetic storms on earth. The Sun is in its active phase and scientists are worried that the solar flares headi… [+2063 chars]
A ets of holes in the seafloor. NOAA While mapping the summit of an underwater volcano north of the Azores, an autonomous underwater rover spotted what seems to be a series of rectangular holes in… [+1114 chars]
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Australia working with one colleague from Sweden and another from Spain, has obtained recorded evidence of rays generating sound. In thei… [+2579 chars]
Recombination of repeated sequences in the human genome is widespread and results in the genomic diversity that underlies physiology and pathology, scientists at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medi… [+4474 chars]
This fireball was a "random occurrence" and not associated with any meteor shower. A spectacular fireball on Friday was spotted zooming over several US states, including Indiana and Wisconsin. The A… [+1659 chars]
Jaw-dropping images released from the James Webb Space Telescope have both scientists and laypeople awestruck. Lee Billings, senior editor of space and physics for Scientific American, joins host Kry… [+174 chars]
Thousands of asteroids, meteors and comets have been whizzing past the Earth over millions of years. Throughout history, our planet has been a victim of multiple asteroid strikes, including the one t… [+2440 chars]
In October 2003 satellite controllers lost track of hundreds of spacecraft for days after a major solar storm hit Earth. Experts worry that with the increase in the number of satellites and debris or… [+11325 chars]
