July 11, 2023, Mountain View, CA - In an unprecedented achievement, citizen scientists have set a new record for the SETI Institute and Unistellar, comprising the highest number of observers providing data on a single event. Amateur astronomers participating …
There are probably many more Earth-like exoplanets with liquid water than had been thought, significantly increasing the chance of finding life, according to a study that shows finding water on exoplanets is 100 times more likely.
Each second of the video amounts to traveling 200 million light-years into the data set, and seeing 200 million years further into the past. The visualisatio...
Scientists from Sorbonne Université and elsewhere have found evidence for 36-million-year cycles in marine animal fossil data over the last 250 million years.
Follow Euclid on its journey to Lagrange point L2 and find out how mission controllers at ESOC in Darmstadt are proceeding with turning on, checking and calibrating the spacecraft’s equipment, the telescope and scientific instruments, as they prepare for rout…
The European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in Chile is 50 percent complete. The telescope will have a 39-meter (98.4 foot) main mirr...
That experiences leave their trace in the connectivity of the brain has been known for a while, but a pioneering study now shows how massive these effects really are.
Researchers have calculated the "ninth Dedekind number," which belongs to an exponentially complex series of numbers that define outputs of logical functions based on different spatial dimensions.
Scientists have discovered proteins in the caterpillars' venom that fold up "like a little donut" to punch holes in the victim's cells, delivering extremely potent pain signals to the brain.
The spiral galaxy UGC 11860 seems to float serenely against a field of background galaxies in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. UGC 11860 ...
The Xerces Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) was native to the coastal dunes of San Francisco, in the United States. As the city grew, much of the butterfly’s habitat was destroyed and its population was relegated to Golden Gate National Park. Its wings we…
Every day brings changes to the summer garden. Usually those are pleasant. But other times a plant that looked fine yesterday has pests or spots on it today. It's important to act quickly when you're trying to get rid of garden pests and diseases. It they're …
Astronomers have discovered a strange world, LTT9779b, which reflects 80% of its host star. The Neptune-sized planet is more than 260 light-years from Earth and is the first exoplanet comparable in brightness to Venus.
Tectonic changes alter sea levels which can create breeding grounds for life. Researchers have discovered that Earth's tectonic plate movements cause sea levels to rise and fall in 36-million-year cycles, indirectly triggering biodiversity bursts. These cycle…
New Higher Performance, affordable nanopositioning scanning stage family is available in 6 different variants optimized for travel range, speed, linearity, and stability. AUBURN, Mass., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/