Multi-genome assemblies called pangenomes can capture genetic diversity in a species, but researchers are still working out how best to build and explore them.
NASA recently unveiled its Mars simulation habitat, where volunteers would live for a year to test what life would be like on the Red Planet during future missions
Using a new technique, scientists accurately measured the amount of methane released into the atmosphere by the August 2020 California lightning wildfires.
lNeyadi, who has been working on scientific experiments on the ISS, completed the stowage of critical research samples along with his Expedition 69 crew members, that include NASA's Flight Engineers Stephen Bowen, Woody Hoburg and Frank Rubio.
The team used a powerful magnet, a unique set of gradient coils, and an advanced computer with performance equivalent to almost 800 laptops, to generate the image.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appears to be finding multiple galaxies that grew too massive too soon after the Big Bang, if the standard model of cosmology is to be believed.In a study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers at The Univers
A Dazzling Display of Star Birth Captured in Infrared A stunning smash-up of two spiral galaxies shines in infrared with the light of more than a trillion suns. Collectively called Arp 220, the colliding galaxies ignited a tremendous burst of star birth. Each…
UNITED STATES: NASA has shared a stunning image of a galaxy that shines brighter than the light of a trillion suns. The image was captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, and it shows a "snowflake-like" object with a bright white core and eight pinkish-…
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: IE Context: NASA’s Lucy mission has captured its first images of the Jupiter and Trojan asteroids using its high-resolution L’LORRI camera What are Trojan asteroids? Trojan asteroids are a group of asteroids that share Jupi…
A raft of commercial lunar missions are taking off in 2023. The first lander is set to touch down this month, signalling a new era for Moon science and exploration.
Cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin prepare for a series of spacewalks to relocate a radiator at the International Space Station, while NASA astronauts clean up after the departure of a cargo craft, and resize spacesuits for future power upgrade mi…
Few things in science appear to be as delicate or precarious as the giant mirrors at the hearts of modern telescopes. These mirrors — doughnuts of glass
Throughout Sunday night and into Monday morning, astronomers from all around the world tracked the asteroid before it ultimately became "invisible" as it reached the Earth's shadow, according to the ESA.
Einstein’s predictions on the dark matter confirmed by new universe map. Researchers detailed dark matter mapping validates Einstein's theory on how massive structures grow and bend light.