The doomed SOFIA observatory has made an earlier-than-planned return from New Zealand as the Boeing 747-based platform prepares to enter its final month of operations. The Stratospheric Observatory … [+2033 chars]
On August 17, 2017 , scientists made a discovery that rocked the world of physics: they directly observed two neutron stars slamming into each other. Formed in the collapse of a massive star, when … [+5013 chars]
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new alien world. The newfound exoplanet, designated TOI-2196 b, turns out to be a type o… [+3232 chars]
Infection, localization and vertical transmission of E. coli in the gut symbiotic system of P. stali. a, Normal symbiotic adult female, large in size and green in color. b, Dissected alimentary tract… [+4381 chars]
STARGAZER'S may notice a bright star situated close to the moon when they gaze into the night sky. And many may wonder what exactly the star by the moon is and why is it so bright? Here's everything… [+3016 chars]
The Vulcan Centaur rocket — due to launch in late 2022 — is a new methane-fueled rocket from one of America's most experienced space launch operators, United Launch Alliance (ULA). The Vulcan Centaur… [+5011 chars]
Visual aids and other strategies make it possible to interview young autistic people with intellectual disability or other communication challenges and to draw out valuable responses for research pur… [+831 chars]
Blue areas depict the largest and youngest craters including Karratha, the source of the Black Beauty meteorite.Credit: A. Lagain et al./Nature Commun. Machine learning locates meteorite source on M… [+3521 chars]
A plume of "dark plasma" hurled from the sun will be engulfed to form a "cannibal" coronal mass ejection which will sideswipe the Earth on Thursday (Aug. 18), causing a strong G3 geomagnetic storm.… [+4407 chars]
Enlarge/ An artist's impression of Rocket Lab's proposed mission to Venus. 21 with 20 posters participating, including story author Never let it be said that Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck lacks a f… [+4433 chars]
Trapped ion computers are quantum computers in which the qubits (quantum units of information) are ions trapped by electric fields and manipulated with lasers. To avoid crosstalk between nearby qubit… [+4450 chars]
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