NASA Taps 11 American Companies to Advance Human Lunar Landers

NASA has selected 11 companies to conduct studies and produce prototypes of human landers for its…

Planet-Hunter CubeSat Images Los Angeles

The only small satellite in orbit that can also look for new planets beyond…

Oscar Avalos Dreams in Titanium

As wide-eyed visitors descend on the machine shop at Explore JPL, 36-year veteran and…

Training a neural network to study dark matter

A research group is using a deep learning method known as generative adversarial networks to enhance…

A quarter of glacier ice in West Antarctica is now unstable

By combining 25 years of ESA satellite data, scientists have discovered that warming ocean waters have…

Researchers create washable sensor that can be woven into materials

Researchers have developed a low-cost sensor that can be interlaced into textiles and composite materials. While…

Designing biological movement on the nanometer scale

Synthetic proteins have now been created that can move in response to their environment in predictable…

How host-cell enzymes combat the coronavirus

Host-cell enzymes called PARP12 and PARP14 are important for inhibiting mutant forms of a coronavirus, according…

Natural compound found in broccoli reawakens the function of potent tumor suppressor

Long associated with decreased risk of cancer, broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables — the family of…

Preventive measures can reduce foot parasite in children

Tungiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by penetrated sand fleas which burrow into the skin…