Physicists have discovered that some of the faintest satellite galaxies orbiting our own Milky Way…
A team of scientists using the highest-frequency capabilities of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)…
Scientists have shown that water is likely to be a major component of those exoplanets…
MIT scientists have uncovered a sprawling new galaxy cluster hiding in plain sight. The cluster,…
In a study, a new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in…
NASA’s Opportunity rover has been silent since June 10, when a planet-encircling dust storm cut…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) scientists used their computer models to generate a view of…
Ultraviolet Light Adds Missing Piece to Cosmic Puzzle Astronomers have just assembled one of the…
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) in Spain, the Laboratory for Space Research (LSR)…
Exoplanets, planets in other solar systems, can orbit very close to their host star. When,…
The Earth’s building blocks seem to be built from ‘pretty normal’ ingredients, according to researchers…
Addressing a centuries-old question, researchers have uncovered a key element to how glasses transition into…
It’s not quite a smoking gun, but one could be forgiven for thinking of it…
If certain signaling cascades are misregulated, diseases like cancer, obesity, and diabetes may occur. A…
Ever wondered what auroras look like from space? Astronaut Alexander Gerst, also known as @Astro_Alex, gives…
Unraveling the Nature of ‘Whistlers’ from Space in the Lab Scientists at the University of…
You probably know Easter Island as “the place with the giant stone heads.” This remote…
MIT researchers have developed novel photography optics that capture images based on the timing of…