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]
While NMR enables complete structural characterization of biomolecules with atomistic resolution in their native solution environment, due to the intrinsically low sensitivity of the method the targe… [+978 chars]
When racehorses enter training at about 2 years old, they can develop tiny stress fractures and new bone formations in their legs. This condition, called bucked shin, occurs in about 70% of the anima… [+3249 chars]
Research Box Title The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, is thrilled to announce that retired U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski is donating her space memorabilia colle… [+4111 chars]
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One of the prime objectives of the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to study very distant galaxies, galaxies that are too far away to be effectively observed prior to the JWST. It isnt so muc… [+5265 chars]
In an amazing series of events, NASA has discovered an Earth-like exoplanet which is larger than the Earth. The planet is currently orbiting an M-type star, nearly 37 million light years away from Ea… [+1437 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]
Each small satellite, or SmallSat, will act as a single antenna to detect bursts of radio waves from the Suns superheated atmosphere, known as the corona. Equipped with four telescoping antenna booms… [+1064 chars]
SpaceX has successfully launched its 3000th Starlink satellite as part of Falcon 9’s 54th dedicated mission for the low Earth orbit (LEO) internet constellation. After high upper-level winds forced … [+4178 chars]
Homo habilis skull. For their research, the scientists focused on examining the dentin, which allows for much finer measurements, as teeth develop much more slowly than bone. Lanmas / Alami Mellui Na… [+1129 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]
