Abstract: The spatial distribution of people exhibits clustering across a wide range of scales, from…
New research from Harvard University shows that being poor in the United States is hazardous…
This new infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and the Two Micron All Sky…
Astronomers have discovered a hypervelocity binary star that challenges dark matter and stellar acceleration models.…
Even a super-Earth can fly too close to the sun, according to a new study…
Using both low- and high-frequency ultrasonic techniques, scientists have fabricated nanoscrolls made from graphene oxide…
New research shows that the benefits associated with being born in a later year outweigh…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics used the APEX submillimeter telescope to study the…
Cassini gets a closer look at Saturn’s rings. It’s difficult to get a sense of…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Telescope in Hawaii, a team of astronomers…
In April 2016 the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 26th year in orbit. During…
This newly released Hubble image shows dwarf galaxy Leo A, which is located roughly 2.5…
According to mission managers and orbit determination experts at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Cassini…
Using the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered an alien planet…
Another great image of Saturn from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft. As a convention for public release,…
Using Hubble, astronomers peer through the dust which normally obscures the view of the center…
A team of scientists has discovered the fossil of a 305 million-year-old arachnid, revealing more…
Using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers reveal a planet-forming disk in unprecedented…