Astronomers Discover A New Class of Super-Earths
Researchers at the Universities of Zurich and Cambridge have discovered a new, exotic class of planets outside our solar system. These super-Earths were formed at…
Scientists View Adolescent Star Undergoing a ‘Growth Spurt’
Astronomers have discovered a young star undergoing a rare growth spurt – giving a fascinating glimpse into the development of these distant stellar objects. A…
New Research Suggests That Sugar Molecules Exist in Deep Space
When we think of sugar, it’s in the form of a holiday sweet or a reason to head back to gym after New Year’s Eve…
Neuroscientists Devise New Technique To Preserve Biological Tissue
MIT chemical engineers and neuroscientists have devised a new way to preserve biological tissue, allowing them to visualize proteins, DNA, and other molecules within cells,…
Astronomers Discover A New Neptune-Size Exoplanet, K2-263 b
The remarkable exoplanet discoveries made by the Kepler and K2 missions have enabled astronomers to begin to piece together the history of the Earth and…
Chandra X-Ray Observatory Serves Up Cosmic Holiday Assortment
This is the season of celebrating, and the Chandra X-ray Center has prepared a platter of cosmic treats from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to enjoy. This selection…
NASA Reveals Saturn Is Losing Its Rings At Maximum Estimated Rate
New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 observations made decades ago….
Astronomers Discover Most-Distant Object Ever Observed In Our Solar System
A team of astronomers has discovered the most-distant body ever observed in our Solar System. It is the first known Solar System object that has…
Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket Sends Series of New CubeSats to Space
A series of new CubeSats now are in space, conducting a variety of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations, following launch Sunday of Rocket Lab’s first…
Hubble Telescope Opens Its Eye Again
For three weeks in October, Hubble’s eyes on the Universe closed. On the evening of Friday 5 October, the orbiting observatory put itself into safe…
Researchers Use Gelatin to Make Powerful New Hydrogen Fuel Catalyst
A cheap and effective new catalyst developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, can generate hydrogen fuel from water just as efficiently as…
Paleontologists Discover A New Giant Dinosaur, The Volgatitan
Paleontologists from Russia have described a new dinosaur, the Volgatitan. Seven of its vertebrae, which had remained in the ground for about 130 million years,…
Scientists Use Photons to Engineering Interaction Between Qubits
In the world of quantum computing, interaction is everything. For computers to work at all, bits — the ones and zeros that make up digital…
Astronomers Discover Unexpected Companion Around A Young Star
Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed views of a young star taken to date, and revealed an unexpected companion in orbit around it….
Scientists Develop Electronic Pill That Can Be Controlled Wirelessly
Researchers at MIT, Draper, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed an ingestible capsule that can be controlled using Bluetooth wireless technology. The capsule, which…
Genomic Analysis Reveals Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases
The most comprehensive genomic analysis of the human brain ever undertaken has revealed new insights into the changes it undergoes through development, how it varies…
Chandra Reveals Cosmic Fountain Powered by Giant Black Hole
Before electrical power became available, water fountains worked by relying on gravity to channel water from a higher elevation to a lower one. This water…
View Passing Comet 46P/Wirtanen This Sunday
On Sunday, December 16, the comet known as 46P/Wirtanen will make one of the 10 closest comet flybys of Earth in 70 years, and you…