Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas warming Earth and is emitted in large quantities in the flue gas from industrial and power plants. Berkeley scientists have created a cheap, easy, and energ… [+2632 chars]
We have a pretty good idea of what lurks within our Solar System. We know there isnt a Mars-sized planet orbiting between Jupiter and Saturn nor a brown dwarf nemesis heading our way. Anything larg… [+2800 chars]
NASA is already studying an asteroid named Bennu under its OSIRIS-REx mission to better understand its characteristics. It even plans to return a sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth for detailed analys… [+2059 chars]
The surface of the Sun is filled with electrically charged gases that generate areas of powerful magnetic forces, known as magnetic fields. These electrically-charged hot gases on the Sun are constan… [+1540 chars]
An icy visitor from the distant Oort Cloud is still in view if you know exactly where to look for it. The comet is C/2017 K2 PanSTARRS. Its in the name: the comet was discovered five years ago in 2… [+4167 chars]
On Mars, there's a unique kind of "tumbleweed" rolling across the Martian plains. These tumbleweeds aren't plants - they are pieces of debris from the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) hardware from… [+3424 chars]
For now, scientists are calling the meteor CNEOS 2014-01-08, and they believe it to be about a half-meter wide. The object was first recognized by then graduate student Amir Siraj and Harvard profess… [+1239 chars]
Recent advances in neural science, robotics, and software have enabled scientists to develop a robotic system that responds to muscle movement signals from a partially paralyzed person relayed throug… [+5006 chars]
When you think of intelligent people, Albert Einstein may be the first name to come to mind. Known as one of historys greatest geniuses, he fascinated the world with his many contributions to science… [+11547 chars]
ByDelft University of TechnologyAugust 6, 2022 Daran-Lapujades lab took human DNA (in red) encoding core functions in muscle cells and inserted it into the DNA (chromosomes in purple) of a yeast cel… [+5190 chars]
Researchers have discovered a method for making high-resolution maps of planetary surfaces like the moon's by combining available imagery and topography data. Mapping the complex and diverse surface… [+2732 chars]
James Webb continues to amaze with the work that it is doing. The latest image the James Webb team shares is of two massive galaxies smashing together. The galactic collision is so intense that what … [+2568 chars]