An international group of researchers including University of Arizona astronomers, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, has observed the atmosphere...
Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists who arranged for 48 human bioengineered heart tissue samples to spend 30 days at the International...
One way to understand the potential for life on far-off planets—those in other solar systems that orbit different stars—is to...
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Astronomers have spotted the biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen, spanning 23 million light-years in total length. That’s...
When Jared Bryan talks about his seismology research, it’s with a natural finesse. He’s a fifth-year Ph.D. student working with...
Although Mars is currently a cold, dry planet, geological evidence suggests that liquid water existed there around 3 to 4...
The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has revealed the structure, motion and temperature of the material around a supermassive...
A new algorithm tested on NASA’s Perseverance Rover on Mars may lead to better forecasting of hurricanes, wildfires, and other...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
A planet swings in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see. Events like these, called transits, provide us...
Astronomers study stars by looking at the different colors of light they emit—colors they capture and analyze using spectroscopy. Now...
