Using the Deep Space Network antenna, astronomers have captured the first radar images of asteroid QE2. The asteroid is approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) in diameter and has its own moon that is approximately 2,000 feet (600 meters) wide. Radar data of asteroid 1998 QE2 obtained on May 29, 2013. The small moving white dot [...]

A newly published study uses a new mathematical model to link space-time theories, making connections between negatively curved space-time and flat space-time. Researchers at the University of Southampton have taken a significant step in a project to unravel the secrets of the structure of our Universe. Professor Kostas Skenderis, Chair in Mathematical Physics at the [...]

Researchers have found hints of evidence suggesting that Saturn’s moon Dione was likely active in the past, and could still be active now. From a distance, most of the Saturnian moon Dione resembles a bland cueball. Thanks to close-up images of a 500-mile-long (800-kilometer-long) mountain on the moon from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, scientists have found [...]

Observations from NASA’s Swift X-ray Telescope have revealed that the rotation of neutron star 1E 2259+586 is slowing down, affecting this magnetar in exactly the opposite manner of every other clearly identified glitch seen in neutron stars. Astronomers using NASA’s Swift X-ray Telescope have observed a spinning neutron star suddenly slowing down, yielding clues they [...]

A new resin material that can be molded into highly conductive 3-D structures shows potential for making customized electrodes for fuel cells, batteries and biosensor interfaces for medical uses. Washington, May 29, 2013 — Though its surface has been turned to carbon, the bunny-like features can still be easily observed with a microscope. This rabbit [...]

A newly published study found that women who regularly consumed beneficial bacteria known as probiotics through yogurt showed altered brain function in many areas, including those involved in sensory processing. UCLA researchers now have the first evidence that bacteria ingested in food can affect brain function in humans. In an early proof-of-concept study of healthy [...]