This luminescent image features multiple galaxies, perhaps most noticeably LEDA 58109, the lone galaxy in the upper right. LEDA 58109 is flanked by two further galactic objects to its lower lefta gal… [+1671 chars]
When the name Saturn is uttered, what comes to mind? For most people, the answer would probably be, “its fabulous system of rings.” There’s no doubt they are iconic, but what is perhaps lesser-known … [+4939 chars]
Among the several varieties that constitute the broad category of archaic humans, it was the Homo sapiens who emerged as the winner. Studying the reason for this, researchers as per a report in scien… [+3625 chars]
<li>Kiers, E. T., Palmer, T. M., Ives, A. R., Bruno, J. F. & Bronstein, J. L. Mutualisms in a changing world: an evolutionary perspective. Ecol. Lett.13, 14591474 (2010). Google Scholar </li><… [+30730 chars]
Dwarf galaxies are small galaxies composed of a few billion stars. They are challenging to detect due to their low luminosity, low mass, and small size. However, it remains elusive how these dwarf an… [+3037 chars]
On 15 January, Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted under the sea, rocking the South Pacific nation and sending tsunamis racing around the world. The eruption was the most powerful ever … [+2244 chars]
Jupiter always shines, even when seen sideways in unprocessed data. Astronomers are busy poring through new data from the James Webb Space Telescope (nicknamed Webb or JWST) in a continuing rush to … [+2204 chars]
Now that it has begun science operations, some of the top targets for the James Webb Space Telescope will be exoplanets. The telescope can identify and examine planets outside our solar system, and… [+4685 chars]
NASA has a new tool for monitoring Earth’s climate, with the EMIT instrument on board the International Space Station (ISS) taking its first measurements this week. The Earth Surface Mineral Dust So… [+2359 chars]
<li>Stocker, T. F. et al.Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (eds T.F. Sto… [+15673 chars]
Iapetus is one of the many unique moons of Saturn. Sometimes called the yin and yang of Saturn, Iapetus was discovered by Giovanni Cassini in 1671. Cassini had noticed that he could only see one side… [+3097 chars]
Recent work on how minerals form may help determine which planets are more likely to be habitable or inhabited. One-third of minerals chemical solids whose atoms are highly ordered are created direct… [+4058 chars]
