Washington: Scientists analysing data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft and computer modelling, have discovered shaded locations within pits on the Moon that always hover arou… [+2891 chars]
BySciTechDailyJuly 31, 2022 The doughnut-shaped ring surrounding many supermassive black holes tells researchers about how fast the space object is feeding and can change how the black hole is viewe… [+7894 chars]
After a report from a customer of strange prints on the restaurants floor, Chinese paleontologists were brought in to investigate, and they confirmed that the depressions had, in fact, been left by t… [+707 chars]
Whenever we step on a scale and see our weight, we are seeing how the force of Earths gravity pushes us down. In the vacuum of space where there is no gravity pushing you down, you weigh nothing. Sin… [+2676 chars]
ByNorthern Arizona UniversityJuly 31, 2022 What do Mars Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system and the fourth planet from the sun. It is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin… [+6232 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]
The full moon can be a stunning sight in the night sky, but did you know it can dance? A new time-lapse video from astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has shown just that, the full moon appearing to d… [+3079 chars]
<li>Shanmugam, N. et al. Microbial functional amyloids serve diverse purposes for structure, adhesion and defence. Biophys. Rev.11, 287302 (2019). CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar … [+9887 chars]
Debris from a massive Chinese booster rocket arrived back to Earth on Saturday, according to the U.S. Space Command. The former rocket reentered Earth's atmosphere above the Indian Ocean at about 12:… [+3569 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]
On July 11, 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) unveiled the sharpest and most precise image of the distant universe ever made. The oldest galaxies that have ever been observed are all thr… [+1826 chars]
Whenever we look up at a clear night sky, we can see a multitude of stars. From here on Earth, if you happen to be in an area with no light pollution, you can see upwards of 10,000 individual stars. … [+3406 chars]