How Genetic Research Can Help People Colonize Other Planets
A recently held symposium by the HMS Department of Genetics asked experts to consider how genetic research can help people colonize other planets. If you…
A recently held symposium by the HMS Department of Genetics asked experts to consider how genetic research can help people colonize other planets. If you…
Researchers from MIT have produced a system that allows light of any color to pass through only if it is coming from one specific angle….
This newly released Hubble image of comet C/2013 A1 reveals what appears to be two jets of dust coming off the location of the nucleus…
A surprise discovery shows that the remote asteroid Chariklo is surrounded by two dense and narrow rings, making it the smallest object discovered to have…
New theoretical research suggests that quintessence and phantom fields, two of the many theories that try to explain the nature of dark energy, are only…
Using data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, astronomers are piecing together the evolution of supermassive black holes. How do you grow a supermassive black…
Using ground-based observatories, scientists discovered a distant dwarf planet, dubbed 2012 VP113, located beyond the known edge of our solar system. Washington, D.C.—The Solar System…
A newly published study details the discovery of the closest type Ia supernova discovered in a generation, the discovery of SN 2014J in the nearby…
Hubble has released a new image of the Monkey Head Nebula to celebrate its 24th year in orbit. To celebrate its 24th year in orbit,…
Researchers discover that mice without the FAT10 gene have an elevated metabolic rate, burn fat as fuel, exhibit reduced glucose and insulin levels, and age…
An international team of astronomers has solved a decades old space mystery, revealing a new theory for how collapsed stars become polluted. Scientists from the…
Cassini views Saturn’s moons Prometheus, Pandora, Janus, and Epimetheus. Two pairs of moons make a rare joint appearance. The F ring’s shepherd moons, Prometheus and…
New research shows the similarities that neutron stars have with black holes. For astrophysicists, neutron stars are extremely complex astronomical objects. Research conducted with the…
Researchers give theoretical proof that quantum mechanics may lead to an ultra-secure internet. Einstein’s skepticism about quantum mechanics may lead to an ultra-secure internet suggests…
In a newly published study, researchers at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne analyzed the light given off by 580 supernova explosions in the nearby…
Scientists have revealed the 3D structure of the molecular transporter TSPO for the first time, opening the door to novel paths for the diagnosis and…
This newly released image combines X-ray coverage from ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory with an infrared view from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to show the star-forming…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing a spacecraft, which looks like a giant sunflower, to acquire images of Earth-like rocky planets around nearby stars. This…