1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (342+ words) Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research have produced the most detailed simulations ever of solar prominences. These vast clouds of cooler plasma suspended in the Sun's scorching outer atmosphere have often perplexed solar astronomers. Their research…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (74+ words) Our Galaxy's halo of hot gas is measurably warmer on one side than the other and a team of scientists have found the culprit. The gravitational pull of the Large Magellanic Cloud is drawing the Milky Way slowly southward, compressing…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (329+ words) Even finding that edge was no easy task, though. The researchers had to analyze the ages of over 100, 000 giant stars from the data of several different surveys, including APOGEE-DR17, LAMOST-DR3 and Gaia. In the data they found an interesting story…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago  (392+ words) The Sombrero Galaxy is so picture perfect it looks like a painting. It sits in space as if its hung on a gallery wall. It's an iconic deep space object, and a popular target for amateur and professional astronomers alike....

10+ hour, 51+ min ago  (115+ words) Typical cleanroom protocols, which include "bunny suits" for engineers and 50+ hour baths in 110" temperatures (known as Dry-Heat Microbial Reduction, DHMR), are designed to kill bacteria. Specifically, to kill strains of the Bacillus genus, thought to be the toughest bacteria to…...

15+ hour, 11+ min ago  (53+ words) Using nothing but a laser beam, scientists at Texas A&M University have demonstrated that tiny engineered devices can be lifted and steered in three dimensions without any physical contact. This breakthrough could one day form the basis of a…...

15+ hour, 19+ min ago  (9+ words) The Ancient Art That Could Transform Space Communication'Universe Today...

20+ hour, 20+ min ago  (194+ words) The study notes, "With the recent advancements in space travel and international interest in deep space exploration, Mars settlement and Moon mining, it is critical to investigate the effect of microgravity on early fertilization events not only for creating viable…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (517+ words) We don't know for sure how many dwarf galaxies are attached to the Milky Way because they're dim and hard to see. There's at least 50 of them, and astronomers keep finding more. Among the dwarf galaxies are the ultra-faint dwarf…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (554+ words) Scientists know that the behaviour of stars can dictate planetary habitability. Research shows that young stars emit powerful radiation that can strip planetary atmospheres away. And without an atmosphere, it's extremely unlikely that life could exist. But of course stars…...