Greater gliders not as great at gliding as thought – but still look like magic carpets, experts say | Endangered species
They may look like a fluffy flying carpet, but greater gliders are not as great at gliding as…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals a strange atmosphere on a hellish lava planet
Imagine the year 2158. You’re pursuing a PhD in planetary volcanology at the University of Utopia Planitia on…
Quantum breakthrough links light and magnetism in atomically thin materials
Researchers at the City College of New York are charting a fast-growing area of quantum science centered on…
World Shark Day highlights whale shark’s role in protecting Red Sea ecosystem
RIYADH: World Shark Day is drawing attention to the crucial role sharks play in maintaining healthy marine ecosystems,…
The moon is drifting away from Earth by about 3.8 centimetres a year — measured to the millimetre by bouncing laser light off mirrors the Apollo astronauts left sitting in the lunar dust more than half a century ago
On the night of August 1, 1969, a green pulse of light left a telescope at the Lick…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals a strange atmosphere on a hellish lava planet
Imagine the year 2158. You’re pursuing a PhD in planetary volcanology at the University of Utopia Planitia on…
Space Force awards Slingshot $69 million for AI-enabled training technology
WASHINGTON — Slingshot Aerospace has won a $69.2 million U.S. Space Force contract to develop artificial intelligence-based training…
Walking protein structure explains how cells activate molecular motors
A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function,…
The Beta Pictoris d exoplanet observed over the years – ESO.org
The Beta Pictoris d exoplanet observed over the years ESO.orgFaint new planet is revealed around a young star after…
Astronauts Obtain First X-Rays in Space
Using a portable radiography system, three crew members on a 3.5-day polar orbital flight were able to take…
Why the US-China space race could come down to a thin metal cap
In the high‑stakes space race between the United States and China, the decisive advantage could come down to…
Astronomers Discover and Directly Image Third Planet in Beta Pictoris System
Named Beta Pictoris d, the newly-discovered world is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b — the first…