Evidence of Significant Hydration Near the Martian Equator
New research on older data from NASA’s Mars Orbiter reveals evidence of significant hydration near the Martian equator — a mysterious signature in a region…
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Harvard Study Provides New Insights on Dark Energy
Different methods of studying cosmic expansion yield slightly different results, including for the age of the universe. In a new study, astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian…
Why Older Adults Fail to Burn Stored Belly Fat
In a newly published study, biologists from Yale University described how nervous systems and immune systems talk to each other to control metabolism and inflammation….
LIGO and Virgo Detect Gravitational Waves from Binary Black Hole Merger
Scientists from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo collaboration report the first joint detection of gravitational waves with both the LIGO and Virgo detectors….
Astronomers Solve the Mystery of Pluto’s Giant Blades of Ice
New research reveals that the strange formations on Pluto’s surface are made almost entirely of methane ice, and likely formed as a specific kind of…
New Simple Device Uses Sound Waves to Store Quantum Information
Researchers at Yale University have developed a simple device that uses sound waves to store quantum information and convert it from one form to another,…
New Research Shows Human Intestinal Bacteria Can Trigger Multiple Sclerosis
New research from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics reveals the first indication that human intestinal bacteria can trigger multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis…
Hubble Telescope Views Blistering Pitch-Black Planet WASP-12b
Twice the size of any planet found in our solar system, WASP-12b has the unique capability to trap at least 94 percent of the visible…
Cassini Spacecraft Captures One of Its Last Views of Saturn
Taken on October 28, 2016, Cassini captured one of its last looks at Saturn and its main rings. Cassini has been orbiting Saturn for nearly…
Cassini Spacecraft Reveals a Wave Structure in Saturn’s Rings
This newly released image from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft shows a wave structure in Saturn’s rings known as the Janus 2:1 spiral density wave. Resulting from…
New Research Shows Antibiotics Work Differently Than Thought
Scientists at the Wyss Institute used synthetic biology techniques to discover that bacteria respond to antibiotics very differently — exactly opposite, in fact — inside…
‘Primordial Black Holes’ Might Explain How Gold, Platinum and Uranium Are Created
New research on black holes believed to have formed shortly after the Big Bang, might explain how gold, platinum and uranium are created. A long-standing…
New Research Will Test Our Understanding of How the Universe Works
In a new study, researchers led by the University of Leicester will “test our understanding of how the Universe works, particularly outside the relatively narrow…
Scientists Provide a Theory on How the Universe Became Filled with Light
After observing a nearby galaxy from which ultraviolet light is escaping, astronomers hypothesize that black holes may have punctured darkened galaxies and allowed light to…
Hands-On Tests at Sandia’s Z Machine Contradict Black Hole Models
Hands-on experiments performed at Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine contradict a long-standing but unproven assumption about the X-ray spectra of black holes. Z, the most…
Engineers Are Working on Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments (AREE)
Scientists are working on a rover that might be able to better explore Venus. The planet’s hellish atmosphere creates pressures that would crush most submarines….
Astronomers Map Vigorous Atmospheric Motion in the Red Supergiant Star Antares
A team of astronomers has constructed the most detailed image ever of a star — the red supergiant star Antares. They have also made the…
Moon’s Magnetic Field May Have Lasted 2 Billion Years
New findings from MIT suggest two mechanisms may have powered the moon’s ancient churning, extending the lunar dynamo’s lifetime by at least 1 billion years….