NASA’s GRAIL Mission Solves a Lunar Mystery Almost as Old as the Moon Itself
Using new data obtained by NASA’s GRAIL mission, astronomers discovered that a volcanic plume, not an asteroid, likely created the moon’s largest basin. Early theories…
Using new data obtained by NASA’s GRAIL mission, astronomers discovered that a volcanic plume, not an asteroid, likely created the moon’s largest basin. Early theories…
NASA’s Swift satellite detected a massive superflare from a red dwarf star in the binary system DG CVn. The initial blast was as much as…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) and several other radio telescopes, astronomers find direct evidence that merging galaxies can form disc galaxies instead of…
Based on an analysis of blood samples from 1,500 people participating in long-term health studies, biologists found that people with a surge in amino acids…
Using the combined power of NASA’s Spitzer, Hubble and Kepler space telescopes, researchers have discovered clear skies and water vapor on a Neptune-size gaseous exoplanet…
New research by Laura Mersini-Houghton at UNC-Chapel Hill mathematically proves that quantum effects are strong enough to stop the formation of black holes, opening up…
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics held a new debate to discuss the planetary status of Pluto. What is a planet? For generations of kids, the…
Quantum physicists have teleported the quantum state of a photon to a crystal over 25 kilometers (16 miles) of optical fiber, smashing the previous record…
An international team of scientists has unveiled the first truly semiaquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. New fossils of the massive Cretaceous-era predator reveal it adapted to…
Using NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, astronomers have discovered a pulsar spinning five times per second and the ultimate power source of both the high-energy…
An unusual feature embedded deep within a fragment of a Martian meteorite is helping to make the case for the possibility of life on Mars….
New research investigates the mysterious holes discovered by ESA’s Venus Express on the nightside of Venus’s ionosphere, finding evidence that the sun’s magnetic field lines…
Using optical light data and Hubble’s UV light images, astronomers have discovered the companion star of a rare Type IIb supernova. The discovery confirms a…
Working with fruit flies, UCLA biologists showed that increasing the amount of the AMPK gene in fruit flies’ intestines increased their lifespans by about 30…
ESO’s Wide Field Imager at the La Silla Observatory in Chile captured this new image of Lupus 4, which is located about 400 light-years away…
Using a technique called “spectro-astrometry,” which enables small changes in the position of the carbon monoxide emission to be measured, astronomers have discovered new evidence…
A team of scientists at Drexel University have unveiled a new supermassive dinosaur species discovered between 2005 and 2009. Weighing in at nearly 65 tons…
Astronomers have identified a new galactic supercluster, clarifying the boundaries of our galactic neighborhood and establishing previously unrecognized linkages among various galaxy clusters in the…