An Interstellar Visitor Helped Shape the Orbits of the Planets. - Universe Today

The orbits of the planets around the Sun have been the source for many a scientific debate. Their current orbital properties are well understood but the planetary orbits have evolved and changed since the formation of the Solar System. Planetary migrations ha…

Enigmatic ‘Dark Comets’ Come in Two Distinct Types, Study Finds - Gizmodo

Death Isn’t Final: New Math Model Suggests Cells Can Be Revived - SciTechDaily

Researchers are redefining the criteria that determine whether a cell is considered alive or dead. Cellular death is a fundamental concept in biological sciences. Despite its importance, its definition varies depending on the context in which it occurs and la…

Graphene stacking discovery could herald new era for quantum applications - Phys.org

Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice, is known for its exceptional properties: incredible strength (about 200 times stronger than steel), light weight, flexibility, and excellent conduction of electricity an…

'It sounded like an explosion.' Boom, light in Indiana skies likely a fireball meteor - Yahoo! Voices

Witnesses across five states reported seeing a bright light in the sky around 4 a.m. Tuesday. Watch video of what they saw.

Mathematicians make leap in modeling human impact on climate - Phys.org

A breakthrough in the theory of climate change science has given scientists the most robust way yet to link observed climate change to both human-made and natural causes and to spot early warning signals for potential climate disasters.

SpaceX rocket launch tops the Christmas tree at Vandenberg Space Force Base (photo) - Space.com

Rocket around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop.

Cosmic rays may complicate the quest to find life on Mars - Space.com

"My dream would be to see a mission going to a Martian cave or to a Martian lava tube, because one of those caves could be completely pristine from radiation,"

Warm and Sunny Weather on Mars Could Mean Disaster for Future Missions - Gizmodo

Here's how to get the best view of the Geminids meteor shower in central Indiana in 2024 - WTHR

One of the most impressive meteor showers of the year will be peaking in mid-December 2024. Here's how to get the best view.

NASA Invites Social Creators for Launch of Two NASA Missions - NASA

Registration is open for digital content creators to attend the launch of NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and

Particle that only has mass when moving in one direction observed for first time - Penn State University

For the first time, scientists have observed a collection of particles, also known as a quasiparticle, that's massless when moving one direction but has mass in the other direction. The quasiparticle, called a semi-Dirac fermion, was first theorized 16 years …

Ocean world Ceres, near Mars, is full of organic matter that may support life - Earth.com

New research on Ceres reveals hidden organic materials, suggesting subsurface reservoirs and internal energy sources.

Alena Tensor—a new hope for unification in physics - Phys.org

The search for quantum gravity has gone on for 100 years, but it is not the only unification challenge in physics. Many of us believe that one day there will be a unification theory—a theory that will reconcile many divergent physical theories.

Climate change ‘greatly overestimated’? Oceans cooling Earth far more than we thought - Study Finds

For the first time, researchers have found oceans help cool global temperatures more than anyone previously thought. Here's how it's happening.

Scientists Share Early Results from NASA’s Solar Eclipse Experiments - Science@NASA

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse swept across North America, from the western shores of Mexico, through the United States, and into northeastern Canada. For the eclipse, NASA helped fund numerous research projects and called upon citizen scientists in …