New platinum-free photocatalyst turns sunlight and water into renewable energy
A small beaker of water can look ordinary. Under the right light, it can also become a quiet…
NASA telescope spots first alien ‘astrosphere’ around a sun-like star: Space photo of the week
quick facts What it is: HD 61005, a sun-like star nicknamed the “Moth” Where it is: About 117…
Stephen Hawking, astrophysicist, “Quiet and silent people are the ones who have the strongest and loudest minds”
Stephen William Hawking was a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Born on Jan. 8, 1942 in Oxford, Hawking…
Jupiter’s moons may have formed with the ingredients for life
An international team that included Southwest Research Institute has shown how complex organic molecules (COMs), considered essential chemical…
Bowling green’s ‘unbelievable’ 86C temperature highlights need for urban heat mitigation
Avid lawn bowls player Ian Von Stanke regularly hits the greens during summer and knows how scorching the…
This NASA technology meant for space now powers everyday life
For a very long time, space observation relied on CCD (charge-coupled device) sensors, including the Hubble Space Telescope.…
ALMA Investigates Giant Molecular Clouds in Galaxy NGC 1387
Molecular gas is a key component in the evolution of galaxies, influencing both their star formation and overall…
Discovery of Colossal ‘Super-Jupiters’ Puzzles Scientists : ScienceAlert
Jupiter may be the king of planets in our Solar System, but in other star systems across the…
‘Unofficial’ talks on plastic pollution treaty to begin in Japan
Delegates from around 20 countries will hold three days of “informal” talks in Japan from Sunday aimed at…
ESA’s JUICE Spacecraft Takes First Photo of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
For the first time, scientists have captured a detailed image of an interstellar comet passing through our solar…
Faint Cosmic Hum May Unlock Universe Expansion Puzzle
For decades, astronomers have known that the universe is expanding. To determine how fast it is growing today,…
Researchers find disturbing discovery in 100% of livestock fecal samples tested: ‘A wake-up call’
While plastics have undoubtedly led to a number of modern-day conveniences, their inability to naturally degrade has created…