Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrate the New Year in a unique way, experiencing 16 New Year countdowns. The ISS's orbit and speed result in 16 sunrises and sunsets within a day, offering a distinctive perspective on time and space.
In a special holiday edition of the Science Adviser newsletter, editor Christie Wilcox invited the editors of News from Science to share their favorite stories from the past year. These selected pieces highlight the impactful journalism of Science's reporters…
Scientists have found that molecules can interact in a non-reciprocal manner without external forces, a discovery that could change our understanding of molecular interactions and the evolution of life. Researchers from the University of Maine and Penn State …
Videos from the rover show its shadow moving across the Martian surface during a 12-hour sequence while Curiosity remained parked. When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover isn’t on the move, it works pretty well as a sundial, as seen in two black-and-white videos rec…
Shukrayaan1 mission Probing Venus potential for life amidst controversy and clues ISRO after triumphant missions to the moon and the sun now sets its sights on the enigmatic Venus with the Shukrayaan1 mission. ISRO Chairman S Somanath confirms the missions pr…
Abstract. Some Ultra Diffuse Galaxies (UDGs) appear to host exceptionally rich globular cluster (GC) systems compared to normal galaxies of the same stellar mas
On December 30, NASA's Juno snapped a six images of Jupiter's moon Io from closer than any spacecraft has been for 22 years. Bur radiation damage means they could be the last.
From the dozens of meteor showers in 2024, there are only three majors that will take place under moon-free dark skies that will be worth clearing your calendar for.
Next generation instruments on ground-based telescopes are driving our understanding of how our early solar system formed and evolved, say astronomers.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: Researchers have developed a new, lightweight foam made from carbon nanotubes that, when used as a helmet liner, absorbed the kinetic energy caused by an impact almost 30 times better than liners currently u…
In an effort to be more -uh… human, I am forgoing my baseless urges to summon the powers of the GPT gods to write this. Side note… does anyone even know what the ‘GPT’ in ‘ChatGPT’ stands for? I had…
Astronomers discover a millisecond pulsar within the globular cluster GLIMPSE-C01, marking the first pulsar detection in this cluster. The pulsar, named GLIMPSE-C01A, boasts a high magnetic field and is estimated to be 100 million years old.
Not every talk at the Chaos Communication Congress is about hacking computers. In this outstanding and educational talk, [Michael Büker] walks us through the history of our understanding of the pla…
Washington, Dec 30:NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has recorded two black-and-white videos of a Martian day, from dawn to dusk. The rover captured its own shadow…
People across the UK have reported seeing a meteor flying through the night sky.Residents living in London, Birmingham, Reading, Norfolk, and Shrewsbury, rep...
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to launch in October 2024 to study whether the icy Jupiter moon could support life. In a campaign called Message in a...