AFP Copyright 2017-2022. Protected by copyright law. Several Facebook posts claim that the “aphelion” event, in which the Earth orbits at its farthest distance from the Sun in one year, has cooled Ea… [+3082 chars]
Knowing the structure of a complex biological system isn't nearly enough to understand how it works. It helps to know how the system moves. In that light, Rice University researchers have modelled a… [+5379 chars]
South Korea launched its first robotic mission to the Moon last week, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched the Danuri Lunar Pathfinder mission on August 4, 2022 from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Sp… [+2497 chars]
As more companies launch networks of satellites into low-Earth orbit, a clear view of the night sky is becoming rarer. Astronomers are looking for new ways to adapt to satellites’ brightness and spee… [+5413 chars]
A new research paper was published in Oncotarget on August 3, 2022, entitled, "A novel mechanism of regulation of the oncogenic transcription factor GLI3 by toll-like receptor signaling." The transc… [+2918 chars]
Its that time of year again: Saturn will be in opposition on August 14, offering the best viewing opportunities for a number of Saturns best features. This will be the best time in 2022 to see Satu… [+4650 chars]
The last supermoon of the year will rise on Thursday (Aug. 11), and you can watch it online in the early hours of Friday morning (Aug. 12) as it shines above Rome's historic skyline. Weather permit… [+2172 chars]
Stargazers are in for a treat this week as the Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the sky between August 11 and 13. It is one of the best meteor shower treats for skywatchers that stretches fro… [+1442 chars]
After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) was achieved at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL's) National Ignition Facility (NIF) for … [+5273 chars]
Scientists have, for the first time, observed a disk of gas around a young and distant exoplanet. The torus of material orbiting the planet is known as a circumplantery disk, and could one day form m… [+1715 chars]
A photo of the newly identified Bathynomus yucatanensis from a single, 10-inch-long (26 cm) specimen. (Image credit: Ming-Chih Huang, Journal of Natural History) A colossal, creamy yellow woodlouse … [+3637 chars]
Microorganism-free enzyme-based reaction systems are now used for the production of hydrogen, bioelectricity, and useful biochemicals. In these biosystems, raw materials called substrates are broken … [+5109 chars]
