Leap years and why we need them

It’s a leap year which means there’s an extra day in the calendar – 29 February…

Betelgeuse Just Isn't That Cool: Effective Temperature Alone Cannot Explain the Recent Dimming of Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse Just Isn’t That Cool: Effective Temperature Alone Cannot Explain the Recent Dimming of Betelgeuse …

Circumbinary Planets — The Next Steps

Circumbinary Planets — The Next Steps Click here for original story, Circumbinary Planets —…

Spatial distribution of exoplanet candidates based on Kepler and Gaia data

Spatial distribution of exoplanet candidates based on Kepler and Gaia data Click here for…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 27 February 2020

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 27 February 2020 Click here for…

Allen Parker, NASA Engineer

Allen Parker, NASA Engineer Click here for original story, Allen Parker, NASA Engineer …

California is abnormally dry after low-precipitation winter

A dry beginning of the year has left most of California abnormally parched and officials are…

Thinning, prescribed burns protected forests during the massive Carlton Complex wildfire

The 2014 Carlton Complex wildfire in north central Washington was the largest contiguous fire in state…

Polymers get caught up in love-hate chemistry of oil and water

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee achieved a rare look at…

Skin and non-adhesive cells on the skin's surface found to play pivotal role in the formation of fingers and toes

Human fingers are sculpted from a primitive pad-like structure during embryonic development. Sometimes, this process goes…