Our solar system has had a chaotic past. Earth and the other planets are now in stable orbits, but while they were forming they experienced drastic location shifts. Jupiter was likely much closer to the sun than it is now, and its shift not only shifted other…

NASA has confirmed that one scenario for the cost of its Mars Sample Return (MSR) program is far higher than previous estimates.

Georgia Tech researchers have been selected by NASA to lead a $7.5 million center that will study the lunar environment and the generation and properties of volatiles and dust. The Center for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVE

Two species of tropical flying squirrels have worked out that if they nibble grooves around nuts to store them between tree branches, they are preserved for longer.

Apple says it will give developers the opportunity to apply for Vision Pro dev kits starting sometime in July. In addition to releasing a first round of developer tools last week, including a software ‘Simulator’ of Vision Pro, Apple also wants to give develo…

Asteroid MH4 is racing towards Earth at a fiery speed and NASA has released all the details.

NASA is set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, June 29.

China conducts parachute tests for asteroid sample return mission China’s main space contractor has conducted several successful high-altitude parachute deployment tests as part of plans to collect asteroid samples and deliver them safely to Earth.

The rings shine in a narrow wavelength where the planet is almost as dark as space behind.

The group will spend 378 days inside a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot space meant to replicate conditions on the red planet.

This is the first time an eruption of this type has been observed using modern technology.

Although the number of quantum chemical studies on atmospheric cluster formation continue to rise, data-driven approaches can greatly expand the number of chemically relevant systems that can be covered and increase our understanding of the aerosol particle f…

Massive study provides answers to how coral reefs can survive climate change • Earth.com

The Mars Perseverance Rover struggled to collect samples from a crumbly, potentially conglomerate rock at the Onahu outcrop, before exploring another location, Stone Man Pass. Meanwhile, the rover continues to analyze nearby boulders and progress towards Jeze…

Cambridge scientists have set out principles for how computational science – which powers discoveries from unveiling the mysteries of the universe to

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A device’s selective interaction with left- and right-propagating modes could pave the way for directional information flow in quantum computing based on superconducting circuits.

Pioneering analysis of deep-sea corals has overturned the idea that ocean currents contributed to increasing global levels of carbon dioxide in the air over the past 11,000 years.

Cambridge scientists have set out principles for how computational science—which powers discoveries from unveiling the mysteries of the universe to developing treatments to fight cancer to improving our understanding of the human genome, but can have a substa…

An international team of scientists have used data collected by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to detect a molecule [1] known as the methyl cation (CH3+) for the first time, located in the protoplanetary disc surrounding a young star. T…

Understanding how complex eukaryotic cells emerged from prokaryotic ancestors represents a major challenge in biology.

The study was made after the fossilized remains of three odontocetes were found in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state.

New modeling work suggests why nature is more diverse than niche-based ecological theory predicts.

Ancient humans used to butcher and likely eat their ancestral relatives, possibly practicing cannibalism • Earth.com