The Hubble Space Telescope captured data in 2019 that has led astronomers to conclude supergiant star Betelgeuse blew its top, literally. The star lost a large amount of its visible surface and produ… [+3292 chars]
A couple of years ago, NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft discovered something strange and puzzling. Exploring the asteroid Bennu, it found that the space rock would mysteriously eject pebble-sized rocks in … [+2404 chars]
Sauropods were the largest terrestrial animals that roamed the Earth for more than 100 million years. Among the most iconic groups of dinosaurs, they were initially believed to be semiaquatic animals… [+2758 chars]
The Perseid Meteor Shower is an annual event which is active from mid-July to September every year. It is easily the most stunning meteor shower of the year, bringing spectacular visuals for astronom… [+1787 chars]
Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) is an active remote sensing system often accompanied by various noises. To find the most suitable denoising method for LiDAR signals, a study published in Sensors … [+5305 chars]
Increasingly, global food production is being threatened by the effects of climate change. As floods, droughts, and extreme heat waves become more common, crops need to be able to adapt faster than e… [+4740 chars]
The spin-down rate of the observed pulsars, , vs. their spin period, P. The dots in blue, green, and red stand for normal pulsars, pulsars in binary systems, and magnetars with a magnetic field B >… [+3079 chars]
Before leaving Bennu, OSIRIS-REx spent more than two years close to the asteroid. It monitored and gathered information about Bennu's size, shape, mass, composition, spin, and original trajectory. Th… [+1657 chars]
Hubble Telescope has been in Earth orbit for years and James Webb Space Telescope has taken position in Sun's orbit just recently. Both these telescopes have astonished the world with their capabilit… [+1861 chars]
Several industries require new, innovative materials to provide advanced solutions to current problems. This article will discuss aerographite, a material developed a decade ago that is proving to be… [+6539 chars]
Thin nanoscale-curved bubbles of graphene may develop on a flat surface due to trapped substances in the space between graphene and the substrate. The structure, shape, and internal pressure of the g… [+5350 chars]
Gigantic deserts of almost complete nothingness that make up most of the universe may be causing the expansion of the universe to speed up, new research suggests. That means these vast tracts of noth… [+5094 chars]