Unusual flaring activity observed from the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 4559 X7

Italian astronomers have performed X-ray observations of an ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) known as NGC 4559…

NASA’s Curiosity Team Names Martian Hill That Serves as Mission ‘Gateway’

The team of scientists and engineers behind NASA’s Curiosity rover named a hill along the rover’s…

What a Glacial River Reveals About the Greenland Ice Sheet

With data from a 2016 expedition, scientists supported by NASA are shedding more light into the…

To speed discovery, infrared microscopy goes 'off the grid'

Question: What do a roundworm, a Sharpie pen, and high-vacuum grease have in common? Answer: They’ve…

Researcher reports cannibalistic echinoderm underwater dwellers

Karina Brocco French explains that sea stars are like butterflies: They go through metamorphosis. …

Anti-Asian American violence in the US: The deeper history behind the current crisis

A string of murders and violent attacks against Asian Americans has jolted the U.S. over the…

Astronomer publishes survey of young stars

An international research group led by a postdoctoral fellow in the University of Virginia’s Department of…

A Swiss army knife for genomic data

A good way to find out what a cell is doing—whether it is growing out of…

Under the radar: Searching for stealthy supersymmetry

The standard model of particle physics encapsulates our current knowledge of elementary particles and their interactions.…

Curbs on press freedom come with a cost, new research reveals

The importance of a free press to a thriving democracy is well-known. But what is its…