Jupiter's icy moon Europa is an ocean world encased beneath a thick crust of ice -- a place where snow floats upward. The underwater snow forms in the global ocean and travels up though the water to… [+4735 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope is using infrared light to reveal otherwise invisible aspects of the universe -- and capturing stunning imagery in the process. Among the wonders it's discovering and … [+2578 chars]
The immune system of vertebrates is a powerful weapon against external pathogens and cancerous cells. T cells play a curcial role in this context. They carry a special receptor called the T-cell rece… [+3734 chars]
Dinosaurs are roaming free in a new special edition of Future Genius (opens in new tab) dedicated to the largest reptiles to ever roam the Earth. From the makers of How It Works magazine (opens… [+3204 chars]
After scrutinising material that was brought to earth from an asteroid named Ryugu by Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2, scientists are saying water may have come to our planet from the outer edges of … [+4497 chars]
NASA's Voyager probes to interstellar space are icons of cosmic exploration, and you can celebrate their 45th anniversary with a free science webcast tonight (Aug. 18). The space agency's Jet Propu… [+2579 chars]
Metabolic diseases, including diabetes, fatty liver, and obesity, have become a major "killer" affecting human health. Studies have shown that some orphan receptors could be targets for the treatment… [+3293 chars]
Title:Eccentric debris belts reveal the dynamical history of the companion exoplanet Authors: Laetitia Rodet, and Dong Lai First authors institution: Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary S… [+4332 chars]
NASA astronomers have discovered a new moon orbiting an asteroid 480 million miles from Earth. The three-mile-wide moon, which is yet to be officially named, orbits the 17-mile-wide asteroid Polymel… [+7937 chars]