Scientists at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution announced today that ribonucleic acid (RNA), an analog of DNA that was...
Scientists who study the cosmos have a favorite philosophy known as the “mediocrity principle,” which, in essence, suggests that there’s...
In a paper recently published in The Planetary Science Journal, NASA scientists and engineers give new details about the agency’s...
Dr. Lu Xing, an associate researcher from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with...
Ohio State University astronomers have identified about 116,000 new variable stars, according to a new paper. These heavenly bodies were...
Mankind’s first look at conditions on a “super-Earth” 50 light years away is expected in coming weeks via the James...
NASA on Wednesday announced it has awarded contracts to two companies to develop the next generation of spacesuits for missions...
A thorough understanding of galaxy evolution depends in part on an accurate measurement of the abundance of metals in the...
Watching the skies for large asteroids that could pose a hazard to Earth is a global endeavor. So, to test...
Observations from Hubble Space Telescope, the NASA Infrared Telescope and the Gemini Observatory, reveal that excess haze on Uranus makes...
In the early 2000s, a new set of data revised the chemical abundances at the surface of the sun, contradicting...
An international team led by a University of Sydney scientist has discovered an unusual radio signal emitting neutron star that...
