Scientists aren’t always right, and new evidence can always emerge to disprove a theory. Still, philosophy helps explain why there is good reason for us to trust science regardless.
And it could shed light on our distant evolution. Says the co-author of a study on the fossilized ticker: "We are all related, in the most literal sense."
New research by an international team of scientists indicates that Mars may have had far more ancient lakes on its surface, which could have drastic implications for finding life.
Newborn planets are hard to spot as they emerge in a swarm of dust and gas. Now, one astronomer has conceived of a new method to see the elusive bodies in their earliest of days.
Yale researchers have found that bacteria buried underground have developed a way to respire by "breathing minerals” through tiny protein filaments called nanowires. This process can be amplified by light producing electricity.
Artificial intelligence can do more than paint planets as bowls of soup. It’s now helping researchers acquire better climate change data by teaching Earth observation satellites how to measure ice thickness in the Arctic year-round. Satellites have been monit…
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Twisted magnetic fields around binary systems can reveal how the stellar system came together.
Circumbinary planets - planets that orbit around two stars, like the fictional Star Wars planet T
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Our sun is surrounded by multi-million-degree plasma called the corona, beautifully visible during a total solar eclipse.
About once a day, a magnetic explosion on the sun will send a chunk of
Scientists said on Thursday the destruction of a large moon that strayed too close to Saturn would account both for the birth of the gas giant planet's magnificent rings.
NASA is ready to give it another go. After the space agency’s epic new Artemis 1 mega-rocket failed to launch in late August, then again in early September, NASA just announced that September 27th is the next launch date window for its Artemis 1 mission.
University of Washington scientists have invented an AI tool called ProteinMPNN that allows them to design any proteins they can conceive of. The tool could lead to new cures and new materials.
NASA-funded CAPSTONE mission is currently on its way to the Moon and will enter a non-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) on November 13, as per the schedule.
Not even light can escape from a black hole. And thats why black hole cannot be seen and they can only be detected through the effects it has on surrounding celestial bodies