Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun in our solar system at a distance of 2.8 billion miles (4.5 billion kilometres). Neptune is orbited by 14 individual moons. Of those 14 moons, one of them … [+4427 chars]
Every 60 seconds the equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters the global ocean. Where does it end up? Right now, researchers simply don't know. But in a bid to help find out, an ESA-led project de… [+3426 chars]
In the native range there are a handful of galls on a leaf. In the expanded range, there are thousands on a tree.Photo: Pixabay/DominikRh As the climate continues to warm, some species will benefit… [+2185 chars]
NASA is looking for some shows of lunar enthusiasm in the leadup to the launch of its epic Artemis 1 mission. The agency is asking people to share their "moon snaps" to celebrate Artemis 1 , which … [+2187 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]
Measurements We interpolated the thickness of Vulcan Planitia through topographic measurements of three geologic features found within the unit: craters with partial infill, montes and their surroun… [+8227 chars]
No bigger than a microwave oven, a device designed and built by a University of Miami astrophysicist is helping an international team of astronomers obtain a colossal amount of data on how the univer… [+4502 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]
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]
Scientists were left puzzled when a weird spaghetti-like object was spotted on Mars by the Perseverance rover. It sparked a lot of debate online and a number of experts came up with their own explana… [+1721 chars]
NASA says that Solar Cycle 25 is already exceeding predictions. As a result, the space agency says that solar flares will increase over the next couple of years. And, that it could cause some problem… [+2493 chars]
Divergence and diversity across elevations and transects To study adaptation to altitude in H. erato and H. melpomene, we used whole-genome data from 518 re-sequenced individuals, 444 of which were … [+39422 chars]
