In the dark of Sunday night and Monday morning (Aug. 7 and 8), a surprise solar storm slammed into Earth, showering our planet in a rapid stream of charged particles from the sun . The resulting c… [+2512 chars]
Astronomers at the Gemini North telescope in Hawai'i have released a stunning image that shows two spiral galaxies in the process of colliding and merging. The clashing galaxies NGC 4568 and NGC … [+3706 chars]
Research has shown that obesity increases your risk of developing diabetes. An Oregon State University study explains why not all obese patients get type 2 diabetes. A new analytical technique deve… [+5007 chars]
<ul><li>Researchers at IRB Barcelona identify critical spots on the genome where gene editing could cause an unwanted response, and they provide recommendations for safer approaches.</li><li>The resu… [+3761 chars]
LOGAN, Utah SpaceX, whose rideshare services have reshaped the smallsat launch market, says it continues to see strong demand with missions booked into 2025. In a presentation at the Small Satellite… [+2555 chars]
In trying to understand the nature of the cosmos, some theorists propose that the universe expands and contracts in endless cycles.Because this behavior is hypothesized to be perpetual, the universe … [+4103 chars]
Astronomers are planning a fishing trip to land an extraterrestrial interloper on Earth: A small meteorite from another star system that crashed into the Pacific Ocean with energy equivalent to about… [+4370 chars]
28 with 20 posters participating Sometimes science can be a messy endeavornot to mention "disgusting and smelly." That's how British researchers described their experiments monitoring dead sea bass … [+3453 chars]
Australia's newest supercomputer, Setonix, has produced a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant immediately after the computing system's first stage was made available to researchers. Data us… [+2856 chars]
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ByConsorcio Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red MPAugust 9, 2022 A person who has reached 100 years old is referred to as a centenarian. Centenarians offspring have genetic expression patterns… [+4223 chars]
On Sunday, Earth's magnetic field was pelted by a solar wind stream reaching velocities of more than 600 kilometers (372 miles) per second. While that's nothing too alarming solar storms often pumme… [+3285 chars]