Coronation station HS10KING/mm on geostationary satellite

To mark the Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (King Rama X) from May 4-6, 2019 the…

Thousands of emperor penguin chicks drown

After severe weather in 2016 a large penguin colony at the Brunt ice shelf in Antarctica…

First radial velocity results from the MINiature Exoplanet Radial Velocity Array (MINERVA)

First radial velocity results from the MINiature Exoplanet Radial Velocity Array (MINERVA) Click here for original…

Japan's Hayabusa 2 bombed an asteroid and took pictures of the crater

New images captured by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 confirm that the spacecraft successfully blew a hole in…

New key stages discovered in how plants prepare to make sex cells for reproduction

Birds do it. Bees do it. Plants do it, too. And for good reason: Sexual reproduction…

Liquid crystals in nanopores produce a surprisingly large negative pressure

Negative pressure governs not only the Universe or the quantum vacuum. This phenomenon, although of a…

Engineers make injectable tissues a reality

A simple injection that can help regrow damaged tissue has long been the dream of physicians…

Using DNA templates to harness the sun's energy

As the world struggles to meet the increasing demand for energy, coupled with the rising levels…

New ultra metal-poor star discovered

An international team of astronomers has detected a new ultra metal-poor star with the lowest ever…

Mystery of the Universe’s Expansion Rate Widens With New Hubble Data

The universe is getting bigger every second — but how fast? Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space…