The origin of Phobos and Deimos, the two Martian moons, has been a mystery to astronomers. These two bodies are a fraction of the size and mass of the Moon, measuring just 22.7 km (14 mi) and 12.6 km… [+8077 chars]
British Columbians were awestruck by a series of satellite trains that were launched into space over the weekend. The slow-moving train of lights caught many by surprise and left many wondering wha… [+3929 chars]
Many people who’ve suffered complex brain injuries from strokes, auto accidents and sports injuries need specialized treatments to help improve their walking and balance impairments. However, conven… [+3079 chars]
Along the murky bottom of the Amazon River, serpentine fish called electric eels scour the gloom for unwary frogs or other small prey. When one swims by, the fish unleash two 600-volt pulses of elect… [+4979 chars]
Since it was first proposed in 1927, the Big Bang Theory has remained the leading explanation for how the universe began. The theory suggests that the universe started as just a single point, which … [+6060 chars]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been making history at every opportunity since it came online earlier this year. It has surveyed distant nebulae, traced veins of dust in ancient galaxies, and p… [+3262 chars]
Two fundamental factors affect all astrophotographytiming and location. If a camera happens to be at the right place at the right time, it can capture images that have never been seen before. And wit… [+3011 chars]
Astrophysicists may have discovered that stars set their own mass during star formation. The revelation may finally solve the mystery of why stars that are born in radically different conditions ac… [+4528 chars]
Preparing for a new baby can be a major upheaval for parents. But fortunately, most of the major biological groundwork for new life has already been completed much earlier in the parents' lives, even… [+3393 chars]
NASA will test new science equipment for future missions with a sounding rocket launch August 22 from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics Demonstration mission, o… [+3859 chars]
It takes around half an hour to get to the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory. Thirty minutes may not sound like a long time, but that's half an hour spent plunging downwards in a truck as it twi… [+6054 chars]
Climate change is a real problem. Human-caused outputs of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are the main driver of an unprecedented rise in global average temperatures at a speed nev… [+3974 chars]
