After identifying interlocking symmetries in mammalian cells, scientists can describe some tissues as liquid crystals — an observation that lays the groundwork for a fluid-dynamic theory of how tissues move.

A team of researchers has discovered a massive ancient landscape beneath Antarctic ice where it has remained preserved for millions of years.

Most of us have heard the old adage that a grateful heart is a happy heart. While focusing on what you are grateful for can be a key to experiencing joy in l...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is on its voyage to an asteroid of the same name, a metal-rich world that could tell us more about the formation of rocky planets. Psyche successfully launched 10:19 a.m. EDT Friday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from La

NASA’s Brian Key and Scott Bellamy accepted the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal on behalf of a mission team for the first planetary defense test during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington on Oct. 17.Th

Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of high-carbon content and water, which together could indicate the building blocks of life on Earth may be found in the r

NASA announced Sept. 29 the selection of four mission concepts for further consideration as part of its Heliophysics Small Explorers (SMEX) program. Among those advanced is a CubeSat constellation called CINEMA, short for Cross-Scale Investigation of

Assistant Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Jacob Daane is heading a $1.9M project that could lead to a better understanding of trait evolution and human diseases. Daane’s laboratory seeks to know how the fish’s extreme traits evolved and how they overcam…

Conical structures can have advantageous applications in a variety of fields, ranging from robotics to civil engineering. Studies have found that conical shells made of liquid crystal elastomer films can be effective lifters; devices that can generate thrust …

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By analyzing deep optical imagery from the IAC Stripe 82 Legacy Project, an international team of astronomers has serendipitously discovered a new almost dark galaxy. The newfound galaxy, dubbed "Nube," has a very low surface brightness and is as massive as t…

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, the first mission sent to study a potentially metal-rich asteroid, launched on Oct. 13 carrying a Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer (GRNS) developed at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland,

Dave Copeland is launching the next generation of engineers by teaching middle and high school students how to design and build a small satellite scheduled to go into orbit as early as late 2024.Copeland, an engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Phys

NASA is building a nuclear-powered lander for exploring Titan — Saturn’s largest moon having a dense atmosphere and low gravity . But well before NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft lander soars through Titan’s skies, researchers on Earth — led by the J

Meet Lucy as she prepares for the first ever journey to the Trojan asteroids, a population of primitive small bodies orbiting in tandem with Jupiter.Video cr...

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NASA has hit a significant problem. Two fasteners are stuck.

Did you know that the moon experiences its own weather? But it may not be quite what you’re thinking. Space enthusiast Trace Dominguez explains how the weath...

Accounting for the newfound bubble effect could improve estimates of how sea-terminating glaciers melt underwater—and better anticipate their shrinkage as oceans warm.

The Artemis 2 astronauts will ride in style to the launch pad.

NASA has revealed fresh information noting that the Asteroid 2023 UF6 will pass earth at the closest distance today, October 25.

The sample processed so far includes the rocks and dust found on the outside of the sampler head, as well as a portion of the bulk sample from inside the head, which was accessed through the head’s mylar flap.

About 11 percent of the Earth’s surface is perpetually frozen, though that will surely change as global warming continues.