Researchers report an experimental demonstration of a space-to-ground quantum key distribution (QKD) network using a compact QKD terminal aboard the Chinese Space Lab Tiangong-2 and four ground stati… [+5290 chars]
An asteroid from space slammed into the Earth's surface 66 million years ago, leaving a massive crater underneath the sea and wreaking havoc with the planet. No, it's not that asteroid, the one that… [+4751 chars]
Arabidopsis thaliana belongs to the crucifer family and serves researchers around the world as a common model organism that allows comparatively simple analyses of genetic information and the functio… [+4543 chars]
The world is "woefully underprepared" for a massive volcanic eruption and the likely repercussions on global supply chains, climate and food, according to experts from the University of Cambridge's C… [+4990 chars]
Aug 18 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith MSPs, or millisecond pulsars, are evolved neutron stars with brief spin periods that underwent extensive mass transfer during a low-mass X-ray binary phase. The env… [+2998 chars]
A newly-discovered walking shark that breaks all of the rules for survival is the focus of a first-of-its-kind study by Florida Atlantic University and collaborators in Australia. Researchers investi… [+5034 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope in a picture snapped by a Servicing Mission 4 crewmember just after the Space Shuttle Atlantis captured Hubble with its robotic arm on May 13, 2009, beginning the mission t… [+457 chars]
A motley crew of mannequins and biological experiments will take a deep-space journey further than any human has been before. The simulated astronauts and various experiments will ride aboard Artemi… [+3429 chars]
Photo: Galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, by James Webb Space Telescope, via NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI. Physicist Eric J. Lerner comes to the point: To everyone who sees them, the new James Webb Space Tele… [+3693 chars]
An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has, for the first time, observed the build-up of a physical phenomenon that plays a role in the conversion of sunlight into electric… [+3241 chars]
The physics of collective motion has been well-studied for the last thirty years. Until now, scientists have focused on the study of "fluid" movements, such as those of flocks of birds or schools of … [+3598 chars]
Summary: People often underestimate the positive emotions and outcomes people who are the recipients of random acts of kindness feel. Source: UT Austin Even though they often enhance happiness, act… [+5661 chars]
