Its cold and dim in the Solar Systems suburbs. Triton, the largest of Neptunes 14 known moons, gets 900 times less sunlight than Earth, and much of that light reflects off the icy worlds surface. Thi… [+1227 chars]
In Part 1 of this series, we talked about navigating the different kinds of astro postdocs and deciding which ones you want to apply for. Now its time to actually apply to the positions on your list!… [+14119 chars]
A two-pound surgical robot is headed to the International Space Station in 2024 to test its abilities. The robot will work autonomously, though it can also be operated remotely. It will run through a… [+1958 chars]
Finding a new, high-temperature, off-axis hydrothermal vent field on the floor of the Pacific Ocean at 2,550 meters (8,366 feet) down could change scientists' understanding of the impact such seafloo… [+2189 chars]
Look to the west-northwestern sky shortly after sunset on Wednesday (Aug. 3) to catch a glimpse of Mercury shining close to Leo's "heart," its brightest star Regulus. The pair will be close enough … [+2051 chars]
Comment on this story An ordinary lightning bolt can be startling enough, but researchers are unlocking the secrets behind a rarely observed species of electrical discharge called gigantic jets. The… [+4808 chars]
ByIMBA - Institute of Molecular BiotechnologyAugust 3, 2022 Organization of mitotic chromosomes (magenta) and spindle microtubules (green) at an early phase of cell division. Shortly after whats sho… [+5294 chars]
ByJet Propulsion LaboratoryAugust 3, 2022 This looping video shows an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano on Jan. 15, 2022. The GOES-17 satell… [+6013 chars]
For a long time, our view of Ceres was fuzzy, according to a geoscientist. A dwarf planet and the largest body found in the asteroid belt, the region between Jupiter and Mars, speckled with hundreds … [+3885 chars]
A highly antibiotic-resistant form of the superbug MRSA was discovered in a recent investigation. A strain of MRSA that emerged in pigs and is highly antibiotic-resistant can spread to humans. Acco… [+5168 chars]
New Zealand has a research ticket to work on the International Space Station. The country partnered with commercial research company Axiom Space on July 28 to fly experiments on future missions with… [+3193 chars]
As warming ocean temperatures threaten the existence of coral reefs, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have successfully used an extremely high-resolution computer sim… [+4941 chars]
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