Modified RNA Extends Telomeres in Human Cells, Turns Back Aging Clock
Biologists from the Stanford University School of Medicine used a modified type of RNA to demonstrate a way to lengthen human telomeres by as much…
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CID-42: A Recoiling, Supermassive Black Hole?
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics provides new insights from deep VLA data on the potentially recoiling black hole CID-42 in the COSMOS…
Gullies Suggest Water Flowed on the Surface of Vesta
A newly published study shows evidence that transient water flowed on the surface of Vesta, in a debris-flow-like process, and left distinctive geomorphologic features. Protoplanet…
Milky Way Could Be a “Galactic Transport System”
A newly published theory reveals that the Milky Way could contain a space-time tunnel, and that the tunnel could even be the size of the…
LBTI Completes First Study of Dust in the “Habitable Zone”
The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer has completed its first study of dust in the “habitable zone” around a star, opening a new door to finding…
Magnetic Fields in Dark Clouds Help Form Massive Stars
A new study shows for the first time that high magnetization sets the stage for the formation of massive stars with 8 solar masses or…
Yale Study Links Increased Impulsivity and Hostility with Recreational Marijuana Use
A newly published study from Yale University found that recreational marijuana use was associated with increased impulsivity and greater hostile perceptions and behaviors. While the…
Astrophysicists Believe There Are More Planets in Our Solar System
Numerical calculations made by researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Cambridge reveal that there could be at least two unknown…
New Exoplanet-Hunting Facility (NGTS) Achieves First Light
The Next-Generation Transit Survey has achieved first light and will focus on discovering Neptune-sized and smaller planets, with diameters between two and eight times that…
Rivers of Glacial Meltwater Contribute to Rising Sea Levels
Using satellite and field work after an extreme melt event in Greenland, new research shows that melt-prone areas on the ice sheet develop a remarkably…
Scientists Pinpoint the Position of Saturn
Using a giant array of radio-telescope antennas and data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, astronomers have made the most accurate determinations yet of the position of…
Study Identifies Which Fossil Fuels Must Remain in the Ground to Limit Global Warming
New research led by the University College London shows that a third of oil reserves, half of the gas reserves, and over 80% of current…
Astronomers Discover Eight New Planets in “Goldilocks” Zone
Using Kepler data, a team of astronomers has discovered eight new planets orbiting their stars at a distance where liquid water can exist on the…
COS Observations Show Gas in Fermi Bubbles Moving at 2 Million Miles Per Hour
Using Hubble’s Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, new research presented at the 225th American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle reveals the velocity and composition of gas in…
Mars Express Image Shows Chasms and Cliffs on Mars
This Mars Express image shows a region of Mars filled with cliffs, trenches, faults, giant plateaus, and volcanoes. Although Mars is a very alien planet,…
Study Shows Digital Books Can Adversely Impact Overall Health
A newly published study from Harvard Medical School reveals that using light-emitting electronic devices before bedtime can adversely impact overall health. Use of a light-emitting…
Tropical Forests May Be Absorbing More Carbon Dioxide Than Previously Thought
A newly published study from NASA scientists shows that tropical forests, like the one pictured above, absorb more atmospheric carbon dioxide than boreal forests. A…
2014 – A look Back on a Significant Year for NASA
As 2014 comes to a close this short video and pictures look back on a few of the events that took place this year at…
