Stunning Shimmering Space Butterfly Captured by Very Large Telescope
Resembling a butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colors, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of gas — known as NGC 2899 — appears to…
Resembling a butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colors, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of gas — known as NGC 2899 — appears to…
A challenge to creating fusion energy on Earth is trapping the charged gas known as plasma that fuels fusion reactions within a strong magnetic field…
Deep-sea anglerfishes have evolved a curious reproductive strategy. Tiny males attach themselves to gigantic females so tightly that the tissues of the two animals eventually…
COVID-19 Research: Anti-viral Strategy With Double Effect In the case of an infection, the SARS-CoV-2 virus must overcome various defense mechanisms of the human body,…
Evolving quantum processes backwards on a quantum computer to damage information in the simulated past causes little change when returned to the ‘present.’ Using a…
In a Q&A, spacesuit designer Amy Ross explains how five samples, including a piece of helmet visor, will be tested aboard the rover, which was…
Using photons to create more powerful and power-efficient processing units for more complex machine learning. Machine learning performed by neural networks is a popular approach…
Two teams of astronomers have made a compelling case in the 33-year-old mystery surrounding Supernova 1987A. Based on observations of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array…
Analysis of sediment found in Hall’s Cave shows volcanic eruptions responsible for cooling of Earth around 13,000 years ago. Ancient sediment found in a central…
The team controlling NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has received telemetry (detailed spacecraft data) down from the spacecraft and has also been able to send…
Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction in commercial flights, according to new research. A new study in…
Stars viewed from a place called Dome A in Antarctica can finally be seen without their twinkle – which means in much greater detail. Have…
Breaking the lowest oxygen abundance record. New results achieved by combining big data captured by the Subaru Telescope and the power of machine learning have…
How Human Sperm Really Swim: New Research Challenges Old Assumption New research in fertility science by researchers from Bristol and Mexico has shattered the universally…
Range of new technologies will meet testing needs in diverse settings. The National Institutes of Health is investing $248.7 million in new technologies to address…
A mysteriously long, thin cloud has again appeared over the 20-km (~12 miles / 65,000 feet) high Arsia Mons volcano on Mars. A recurrent feature,…
An international team of volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago has found that volcanoes that reliably produce small basaltic lava eruptions hide…
ENCODE Project’s third phase offers new insights into the organization and regulation of our genes and genome. The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project is…