Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

We thought planets are built as huge boulders smash together. But if it is pebbles instead,…

From black to green

Technology image of the week: Proba-V shows the rapid recovery of Argentinian grasslands from wildfire burn…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/24/2019

SpaceX (SpX)-18 Launch Status: SpX-18 is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40 today…

Scientists pinpoint new mechanism that impacts HIV infection

Scientists have published results of a study that pinpointed a long noncoding RNA molecule which influences…

Potential for 'unpacking' complex simultaneous emotions in adolescence

Shows for the first time that complex, mixed simultaneous emotions in adolescents could be assessed using…

PIA23363: Bahram Vallis

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Light pollution may be increasing West Nile virus spillover from wild birds

House sparrows infected with West Nile virus (WNV) that live in light polluted conditions remain infectious…

New telescope gives peek at the birth of the universe

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is set to become the largest radio telescope on Earth. Researchers…

How climate change disrupts plant-animal relationships

Plants rely on bees for pollination; bees need plants to supply nectar and pollen. Scientists have…

Fungal compound deodorizes skunk smell

Being sprayed by a skunk is no fun for people or their pets, and the strong,…