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]
Last year, NASA produced oxygen on Mars. Now, scientists experimenting here on Earth may have found a much more efficient method of doing so for future missions. The resulting equipment could be used… [+3234 chars]
(a) Backscattered electron (BSE) image of Ryugu thin section A0058-2. Every black area consists of 20 NanoSIMS maps measured. (b) An area in section C0002 with a less altered lithology than the surro… [+3901 chars]
There is some million year old ice deep in Antarctica that researchers are hoping to find out information on the earths past. They believe that they can predict the effect of co2 in some bubbles tha… [+1347 chars]
An astrophotographer has taken his clearest ever picture of Saturn while it made its closest approach to Earth this year. Our planet moved almost directly between Saturn and the sun on Sunday, in an… [+7389 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]
As far as I know, life depends on liquid water. From what I have read of the climate on Venus, the surface temperature is hot enough to melt lead. Maybe things are cooler higher up in the thick Venus… [+1038 chars]
Meet R136a1, the most massive star known. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, it's a hulking behemoth weighing somewhere between 150 and 200 times the mass of the sun. Understanding the upper limi… [+2411 chars]
ByUniversity of ArizonaAugust 18, 2022 Discovery of a large impact crater beneath the North Atlantic Ocean reveals that more than one asteroid could have spelled doom for the dinosaurs. A newly dis… [+4959 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]
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]
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]
