ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft Gets First Glimpse of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Researchers use the scientific imaging system on board ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft to get the first glimpse of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. A little more than four months…
Researchers use the scientific imaging system on board ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft to get the first glimpse of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. A little more than four months…
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…
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…
A new 3D model provides new insight into the turbulent death throes of supernovas, showing a turbulent interior that spits out star remnants prior to…
Researchers identify a key mechanism to how basic muscle architecture is built, finding that mechanical tension is the essential trigger. Skeletal muscles are built from…
Scientists have discovered that a substance called N-acetylglucosamine has the ability to enhance defense mechanisms against neurodegenerative diseases, clear toxic protein aggregates and extend life…
An international team of researchers has discovered an efficient and versatile way of slowing the rotation of molecular ions, opening up new possibilities for laboratory-based…
An international team of astronomers has viewed a dense disk and a bright funnel at the center of the Circinus galaxy. A research team led…
Researchers have imaged a glory on Venus – a rainbow-like light phenomenon observed on cloud tops that helps to identify the components of the planet’s…
Using genetic engineering, scientists have identified a factor that may play a significant role in autoimmune diseases. Scientists in Freiburg may have discovered a fundamental…
Physicists from the Max Planck Institute have achieved a high-precision measurement of the atomic mass of the electron, 13 times more precise than previously known….
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have discovered that the marine sponge Monorhaphis chuni forms a glass filament with a perfect periodic arrangement of nanopores…
An international team of physicists has discovered a way to control the quantum system of a diamond with a small number of nitrogen impurities. Computers…
A new method of using centrifugal force to decelerate particles makes it possible to produce relatively large quantities of cold molecules in a continuous flow,…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have discovered a new link between processes associated with a Parkinson’s-related gene defect, paving the way to the development…
By simultaneously analyzing 1.6 billion connections within the brain, researchers have discovered how the architecture of the brain shapes its functioning. The structure of the…
Researchers have decoded the genome of the elephant shark, providing new insights into immunity and bone formation. An international team of researchers, including scientists of…
Two newly published studies improve scientists’ understanding of the conditions required for superconductivity and how it can be achieved at realistic temperatures. Even physics can…