An elusive 'invisible galaxy' has been observed for the first time. Astronomers captured an image using Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity - and this could help find other 'dark' galaxies.

Scorched by their proximity to the sun, Mercury and Venus are hostile worlds; one gouged with craters and the other a vortex of sulfur, carbon dioxide and ac...

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A research team led by Specially Appointed Professor Masanori Kohda from the Graduate School of Science at the Osaka Metropolitan University has demonstrated th

The first signs of life emerged on Earth in the form of microbes about four billion years ago. While scientists are still determining exactly when and how these microbes appeared, it's clear that the emergence of life is intricately intertwined with the chemi…

Donatiello II is so faint, it took a human to find it.

Dramatic advances in quantum computing, smartphones that only need to be charged once a month, trains that levitate and move at superfast speeds. Technological leaps like these could revolutionize society, but they remain largely out of reach as long as super…

Researchers have found that the movement of glaciers in Greenland is more complex than previously thought, with deformation in regions of warmer ice containing small amounts of water accounting for motion that had often been assumed to be caused by sliding wh…

NASA's solar observatory caught a strange polar vortex on the sun, and now plasma is erupting from its north pole.

Researchers have produced 3-dimensional particles made of graphene, of many interesting shapes, using a variation of the vortex ring effect. These particles have also been shown to be exceptionally efficient in adsorbing contaminants from water, thereby purif…

Computer software developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis can predict what happens to complex gene networks when individual genes are

Scientists describe the microscopic structure of a recently discovered group of superconductors for the first time, a small step toward paving the way for future advances in superconducting technology.

RESEARCHERS have unveiled a design for an inflatable settlement on the Moon. It’s been a long time since people have stepped foot on the Moon, but we may soon see inflatable homes up there. A…

RESEARCHERS have unveiled a design for an inflatable settlement on the Moon. It’s been a long time since people have stepped foot on the Moon, but we may soon see inflatable homes up there. A…

Scientists have demonstrated that fish think 'it's me' when they see themselves in a picture. The researchers found that the determining factor was not the fish seeing their own body but seeing their face.

The fate of Neptune-like worlds that migrate close to their star is to be whittled away by stellar radiation.

Insects are fighting off fungal invaders, but the fungi have some tricks up their sleeve

Researchers are finding out more about how smell affects threat assessment in two new studies with mice.

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Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific investigations during the week of Feb. 6 that included assessing cardiovascular and respiratory changes in spaceflight, testing the brain’s ability to regulate blood flow, and monitoring…

The artificial intelligence-assisted components are lighter and can handle higher structural loads than human-designed components, according to the agency.

You’ve probably never seen our Sun look like this before. This bizarre image of old Sol is made from data produced by three different space telescopes, each observing the Sun at a different wavelength. The spacecraft that teamed up for this image are NASA’s N…

A team of international researchers announced the discovery of Kumimanu fordycei, what may have been the largest penguin ever to have lived, and another new species.

A long, looping filament of plasma snapped over the sun's north pole, creating a 'polar vortex' that scientists can't explain.

Day 1 of 2023 is underway as the #MotoGP stars get their hands on their new machines! 🙌It was a full morning and afternoon of action so check out how the ri...