Hit threatening asteroids’ bright spots to deflect them

Paler, softer rock is the best target if we want to knock incoming asteroids off course,…

Plasma tidal wave may tell us if black holes destroy information

Physicists have long puzzled over whether black holes destroy information or conserve it – now a…

Plasma tidal wave may tell us if black holes destroy information

Physicists have long puzzled over whether black holes destroy information or conserve it – now a…

Dried-up slime could help microbes survive briny waters on Mars

Colonies of bacteria called biofilms live longer in Mars-like waters – especially if they were dried…

Dried-up slime could help microbes survive briny waters on Mars

Colonies of bacteria called biofilms live longer in Mars-like waters – especially if they were dried…

Lost in space: Two books on the forgotten women of astroscience

Once upon a time “computers” were human, most were women, and come the 1950s some of…

Intergalactic collision birthed a sparkling ring of young stars

The Large Magellanic Cloud is encircled by bright young stars that are likely to have formed…

Intergalactic collision birthed a sparkling ring of young stars

The Large Magellanic Cloud is encircled by bright young stars that are likely to have formed…

When computers were human: the black women behind NASA’s success

In the mid-20th century, when discrimination and segregation were rife, a number of black women were…

When computers were human: The black women behind NASA’s success

In the mid-20th century, when discrimination and segregation were rife, a number of black women were…