Rice Engineers Develop Real-Time 3D Radar System
Engineering students from Rice University have developed a real-time 3D radar system as a concept for a next-generation collision-avoidance system for the auto industry. Spencer…
Astronomers Discover the Farthest Galaxy to Date
An international team of astronomers has pushed back the cosmic frontier of galaxy exploration to a time when the universe was only 5% of its…
New ESO Image of a Dark Molecular Cloud
This newly released image from the 2.2-meter MPG/ESO telescope shows the dark molecular cloud cataloged as LDN1774. Rather than showing spectacular objects, some of the…
Scientists Find Evidence of Briny Water at Gale Crater
Data from NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals transient liquid water and water activity at Gale Crater on Mars. Fayatteville, Arkansas – Data collected on Mars by…
MIT Energy Initiative Report Highlights the Future of Solar Energy
A new report by the MIT Energy Initiative assesses solar energy’s current and potential competitive position and identifies changes in U.S. government policies that could…
Deep Dielectric Charging May Alter Evolution of Lunar Soil
Data from the Cosmic Ray Telescope and the Advanced Composition Explorer has revealed that energetic charged particles (such as galactic cosmic rays and solar energetic…
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Moves Closer to the Lunar Surface
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is now within 20 kilometers of the lunar South Pole, the closest the spacecraft has ever been to the lunar surface….
Astrophysicists Show Water Could Have Been Abundant in the early Universe
New theoretical work from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that water vapor could have been abundant in the early universe. How soon after the…
The Mystery of India’s Rapid Move toward Eurasia 80 Million Years Ago
A newly published study from MIT geologists reveals that a double subduction system may have driven India to drift at high speed toward Eurasia some…
New Pathway for Passing Genetic Messages between Cells
New research from Yale University reveals a new pathway for passing genetic messages between cells. A Yale-led research team has described a novel pathway for…
Cassini Views “The Great Eye” of Saturn’s Moon Mimas
Taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, this image reveals the 130-kilometer-wide impact crater on Saturn’s moon Mimas. The great eye of Saturn’s moon Mimas, a 130-kilometer-wide…
Hubble Image of the Week – The Peculiar Asymmetry of Galaxy NGC 949
This newly released Hubble image provides the clearest ever view of galaxy NGC 949, which lies over 30 million light-years away in the constellation of…
How Bombardier Beetles Produce an Explosive Chemical Jet
An newly published study form MIT reveals how bombardier beetles superheat liquid and expel it in an intense, pulsating jet as a defensive mechanism. Bombardier…
“Fingerprinting” Chips to Aid in Fight Against Counterfeiting
MIT spinout Verayo has created technology that tracks random variations in silicon chips to assign them unique “fingerprints” to aid in the fight against worldwide…
Chandra Reveals Black Holes Gorging at Excessive Rates
New research from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals the existence of a population of black holes that is consuming extremely large amounts of material, possibly…
ESO Reveals the Pillars of Creation in 3D
A team of astronomers reveal the first complete three-dimensional view of the famous Pillars of Creation. Using the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope…
Epithelial Cell-Cell Communication Crucial to Proper Kidney Function
Researchers identify molecules that help cells to pinpoint their position, allowing for the kidneys to function properly. For the kidneys to function flawlessly, millions of…
TH17 Cells Convert From Pro-Inflammatory to Anti-Inflammatory
New research shows that TH17 cells can convert from pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatory, revealing a possible therapeutic strategy for inflammation-mediated diseases. A type of immune cell…
