A decade ago it was a sky crane, a be-mohawked NASA engineer named Bobak and a $2.5 billion rover called Curiosity that took my career in a new direction. Mainly, it was the high-resolution photos … [+6062 chars]
Supernova SN 2022oqm in NGC 5875 spiral galaxy: 28 July 2022. The image above comes from the average of seven, 120-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with the Elena (PlaneWave 17+Paramount… [+895 chars]
What do UX Tauri, RW Aurigae, AS 205, Z CMajoris, and FU Orionis have in common? They’re young stellar systems with disks where planets could form. It appears those disks were disturbed by stellar fl… [+5820 chars]
Tantrum – the first exoplanet discovered by astronomers 30 years ago turns out to be a rare exoplanet because it orbits around a rapidly rotating star called a pulsar. The discovery was presented by… [+1670 chars]
We have a pretty good idea of what lurks within our solar system. We know there isn’t a Mars-sized planet orbiting between Jupiter and Saturn, nor a brown dwarf nemesis heading our way. Anything larg… [+2975 chars]
ByUniversity of ManchesterJuly 31, 2022 Jurassic fish called Pachycormus. Credit: Dean Lomax An exceptional prehistoric site containing the remains of animals that lived in a tropical sea has been … [+6133 chars]
You’ve seen the headlines. Things like, the 7 habits of people who never get sick and the 10 things this 100-year-old triathlete does every morning. Whether you’re scrolling on Instagram or catching … [+15795 chars]
ByUniversity of GenevaJuly 31, 2022 Beginning a Journey Across the Universe: The Discovery of Extragalactic Neutrino Factories. Credit: © Benjamin Amend For the first time, researchers reveal the o… [+4246 chars]
Mammals can produce their own body heat and control their body temperatures. This process is known as endothermy or warm-bloodedness. Scientists believe that it may be the reason why mammals likely … [+3941 chars]
KATOWICE, Poland — A 150-million-year-old marine invertebrate unearthed in Africa has been named after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. The bizarre creature had 10 long arms and sharp tentacle-l… [+3408 chars]
The space junk crash-landed on a sheep paddock in outback New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Mick Miners, who runs a sheep farm in Numbla Vale, NSW, found an almost three-meter-high (9.8 feet) object… [+1503 chars]
On Sunday, July 24, Chinas space agency launched one of the two laboratory modules required to complete its orbital space station, a press release reveals. The Wentian module weighs 23 tons and, acc… [+1729 chars]
