DNA can survive a flight through space and re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere — and still pass on genetic information. A team of scientists...
Sunday, 30 November 2014
Saturday, 29 November 2014
The Hunt for Colossal "Quark" Stars --Do They Exist? (Holiday Weekend Feature)
Recent research suggests that neutron stars may gradually transform into 'strange' stars - i.e. in stars made up primarily from the 'strange'...
Friday, 28 November 2014
"Life is a Space Voyage" --Kurt Vonnegut (A 'Galaxy' Insight)
"I love you sons of bitches. You're all I read any more. You're the only ones who'll talk all about the really terrific changes going on,...
Thursday, 27 November 2014
Asteroid Impact 3.3 Billion Years Ago "Dwarfed the Dinosaur-Extinction Event" (Thanksgiving Holiday Feature)
Although scientists had previously hypothesized enormous ancient impacts, much greater than the one that may have eliminated the dinosaurs,...
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
"Science of Interstellar" Live-Streamed on Google + Wednesday --Discussion with Three World-Renowned Cosmologists
Interstellar is the latest blockbuster movie about space. Now in a special live Google Hangout, three astrophysicists brush off the popcorn,...
Monday, 24 November 2014
"The Scaffolding of Our Universe is Being Slowly Swallowed by Dark Energy"
New research offers a novel insight into the nature of dark matter and dark energy and what the future of our Universe might be. Cosmology...
Saturday, 22 November 2014
NASA's New View of Jupiter's Ocean Moon --Is Europa the Solar System's Best Bet for Life?
The puzzling, fascinating surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa looms large in this newly-reprocessed color view, made from images taken by...
Friday, 21 November 2014
Image of the Day: Bizarre Red Supergaint and Neutron Star Hybrid --"A 'Theoretical' Object Proposed in 1974"
Betelgeuse is one of the most massive known stars, almost the size of the orbit of Jupiter, surrounded by a nebula, which is much bigger...
Thursday, 20 November 2014
"Large Chunk of Milky Way's 1st Generation Stars are Missing"
Thanks to the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, some of the most mysterious cosmic residents have just become even more puzzling. New observations...
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Spooky Discovery About the Largest Structure in the Universe --"Vast Quasar Groupings Found in Astounding Alignment"
On January 11, 2013, the discovery of a vast grouping of 73s quasars, a form of supermassive black hole active galactic nuclei, with a minimum...
Mystery of Missing Quasars at Galaxy Centers --"May Provide 1st Real Signal of Dark Matter"
"It is possible that pulsars imploding into black holes may provide the first concrete signal of particulate dark matter," said study co-author...
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
"Gravity May Answer Last Great Unknown in Standard Model of Physics"
New research investigates the last unknown parameter in the Standard Model – the interaction between the Higgs particle and gravity. “The...
China Preps for 2020 Mars' Landing
Chinese scientists are planning to launch a Mars rover "around 2020", state media reported on Tuesday, as the country pours billions into...
Monday, 17 November 2014
Ancient Antarctica Lake Provides Clues to One of the Unsolved Mysteries of Early Earth
The Antarctic discovery in an ancient lake in April of 2011 helped scientists better understand the conditions under which the Earth's primitive...
Saturday, 15 November 2014
Dying Philae Robot Lab Streamed Back Data on an Alien World -- "May Shed Light on Origins of Life"
Lacking power, its instruments and most systems went into standby mode after three days of non-stop work, the Rosetta mission sent back data...
Friday, 14 November 2014
"Race Against Time" --Philae Comet Probe's Battery Fading Fast
Robot lab Philae drilled into its host comet Friday with just hours of battery left, but may lose power before it can transmit results of...
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