Russian Mars Moon Probe Phobos-Grunt Crashed In Pacific Ocean
The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, which was supposed to have traveled to Phobos, a moon of Mars, and back, crashed on Earth. The ambitious project crashed into…
The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, which was supposed to have traveled to Phobos, a moon of Mars, and back, crashed on Earth. The ambitious project crashed into…
Supernova Primo originated 9 billion years ago, when its progenitor star exploded. The light was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope by a three-year project…
In nature, you’ll find animals that undergo vast transformations, becoming almost unrecognizable in their new forms. Examples like caterpillars becoming butterflies and tadpoles becoming frogs…
It’s a well-known fact that noises carry a lot further underwater than in the air, but recently marine biologists noticed that underwater noises might disturb…
Mosquitoes are able to fly adeptly during a rainstorm as well as under clear skies, but how do they manage that feat? Since mosquitoes weigh…
It might sound like science-fiction, but on Wednesday January 18th, astronomers, physicists, and scientists will convene in Tucson, Arizona, to discuss a feat that would…
A new virus has been found that causes fetal malformations and stillbirths in cattle, sheep, and goats in northern Europe. Scientists don’t have a clue…
National Institute of Standards and Technology postdoctoral researcher Alex Smolyanitsky developed software to quantify the friction found on graphene. The software is able to show…
A new study conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the University of Florida shows that more than 32 million people…
NASA has started to move its inventory of the RS-25D flight engines to the Stennis Space Center for future use in the new heavy-lift launch…
While most people think that ZIP codes were originally created randomly, there is actually an order to the US mail system. Since it turns out…
Contrary to what was previously believed, the earliest cases of the Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (TDR-TB) were not the current 12 known cases reported in Mumbai…
New research shows that Criegee intermediates react with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide much more rapidly than previously thought. Because Criegee intermediates oxidize sulfur dioxide…
According to a new paper, Criegee biradicals can clean up the atmosphere naturally by reacting with pollutants produced by combustion, such as nitrogen dioxide and…
In the past, astronomers had no evidence that there were planets orbiting other stars. Now, they estimate that the Milky Way might contain huge numbers…
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered the three smallest exoplanets ever detected. All of them are smaller than Earth, and the smallest is no larger than…
Acquired in 1996 and typically used for studying hurricanes, the Gulfstream IV-SP (G-IV) operated by NOAA will have a new mission for the next two…
California is leading the way in a groundbreaking push for safer alternatives to toxic chemicals. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the U.S….