While weve seen scientists find novel ways to use insects after theyre dead, its hard to imagine any group of researchers topping the work of a team from Rice University that turned lifeless wolf spi… [+2074 chars]
Last week, an article in News.com.au (republished by theNew York Post) that made the rounds on social media stated that NASA had warned astronauts against masturbating in space. From the News.com.au … [+1184 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most sensitive ever launched, can peer to the limits of the known universe. The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate this remarkable device with the up… [+2172 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]
Flowers can transform any space and make it more beautiful, especially when they’re fresh and added to a gorgeous vase with water. What makes flowers even better, is they’re an inexpensive way to dec… [+917 chars]
Energy, mass, velocity. These three variables make up Einstein's iconic equation E=MC2. But how did Einstein know about these concepts in the first place? A precursor step to understanding physics is… [+6030 chars]
When mechanical engineering graduate student Faye Yap saw a dead spider curled up in the hallway, it got her thinking about whether it could be used as a robotics component. Turning dead spiders in… [+3370 chars]
The new magnets were designed using a technique developed by Zhai and colleagues at Advanced Conductor Technologies, the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the National High Magnetic Field Laborato… [+893 chars]
The sun's permanent position in the sky, plus the fact that Earth and the other planets revolve around it, may give the impression that it is static and does not move or rotate. Yet we have been awa… [+5653 chars]
Bright turquoise plumes ripple through the Milky Way's companion galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, like waves in the ocean in a spellbinding new view shared by NASA. The venerable Hubble Space Tel… [+2129 chars]
Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmoson Twitter Scottish astronomers have spied what they believe to be the most distant galaxy ever observed, using the new super space telescope, James Webb. … [+3685 chars]
The heaviest neutron star ever detected is shredding its companion while spinning on its axis over 700 times per second. The neutron star , known as PSR J0952-0607, was discovered in 2017 about 3,… [+4829 chars]
