NASA’s DART Impact Changed Asteroid’s Shape and Orbit
After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed and its orbit has shrunk….
After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed and its orbit has shrunk….
Brain structure, particularly the hypothalamus size, varies with body weight, indicating a potential brain-based mechanism for obesity. Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a…
Analysis reveals a tiny black hole repeatedly punching through a larger black hole’s disk of gas. At the heart of a far-off galaxy, a supermassive…
Memory loss and learning difficulties are among the many confounding symptoms observed in individuals recovering from COVID-19. Yet little is known about the mechanisms of…
The Event Horizon Telescope has captured an image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* in polarized light, revealing strong, organized magnetic fields similar to…
Scientists now have access to detailed information on Bennu asteroid samples, enabling them to conduct research on these materials which may contain the building blocks…
Research shows small environmental changes can significantly influence the structures of cells and organisms. Scientists have found a “tipping point” in the evolution of fungi…
NOAA’s GOES satellites observed significant solar activity, including a severe geomagnetic storm, marking the peak phase of Solar Cycle 25. Advanced tools like the GOES-U…
What are some skywatching highlights in April 2024? Catch Mars and Saturn rising, and Jupiter hangs out with Comet 12P. Plus NASA has you covered…
A new study conducted by the University of British Columbia reveals a safe path to overcoming food allergies for older children and others who can’t…
If the fractional quantum Hall regime were a series of highways, these highways would have either two or four lanes. The flow of the two-flux…
A catalyst tethered by DNA boosts the efficiency of the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO, a building block for many chemical compounds. MIT chemical…
NIH-supported research shows that the virus that causes COVID-19 can damage the heart without directly infecting heart tissue. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can…
Consistently exercising 2-3 times a week over the long term is linked to a lower current risk of insomnia as well as the ability to…
The rover has arrived at an area that may show evidence liquid water flowed on this part of Mars for much longer than previously thought….
Radio observations of Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs) provide new clues about their origins. A new investigation into an obscure class of galaxies known as Compact…
New mathematical modeling of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning – a system of ocean currents – shows greater complexity than previously thought. An international team of…
Academics are proposing a new and improved way to help researchers discover when consciousness emerges in human infancy. When over the course of development do…