Two Exoplanets May Be Mostly Water, NASA'S Hubble and Spitzer Find

A team led by researchers at the University of Montreal has found evidence that two exoplanets…

Hubble helps discover a new type of planet largely composed of water

Researchers have found evidence for the existence of a new type of planet they have called…

It's colossal: Creating the world's largest dilution refrigerator

Fermilab is known for its massive experiments, and Colossus will fit right in. Researchers from the…

Exquisite views of distant galaxies

For decades, the Hubble Space Telescope provided us with the most spectacular images of galaxies. This…

Machine learning reveals how black holes grow

Black holes are surrounded by an invisible layer that swallows every bit of evidence about their…

Russian space capsule leak likely caused by micrometeorite

A coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station was likely…

Israeli technology aims to curb male chick culling

Israeli scientists have created a species of egg-laying hens that only produce females, a breakthrough that…

New fluorescent sensor reveals a key protein involved in interactions between cells

Researchers led by Osaka University report the development of INCIDER, a fluorescent sensor system that enables…

Researchers develop all-optical approach to pumping chip-based nanolasers

Researchers have developed a new all-optical method for driving multiple highly dense nanolaser arrays. The approach…

Media session on the results of the 314th ESA Council meeting

Video: 01:03:00 Watch the replay of the media session following the 314th ESA Council meeting which…