Laughing Gas Likely Warmed Early Earth, Made Conditions Suitable For Life
Early microbes probably used this gas to survive in an oxygen-deprived Earth.
Survival Of The Laziest: Less Active Species May Live Longer, Study Suggests
Scientists came to this conclusion after analyzing the evolutionary history of as many as 299 species of aquatic animals.
NASA’s InSight Closing In On Mars, OSIRIS-REx Starting Final Approach Toward Bennu
Both missions are slated to reach their destinations by the end of 2018.
Earth's Magnetic Field Reversal Could Be More Rapid Than Thought, Study Reveals
Scientists analyzed an ancient cave rock to detect signs of rapid polarity transitions in Earth's history.
Construction On The Moon: Researchers Testing Lunar Dust Simulants For Future Habitats
Moon's surface is covered with fine, grey-colored particles of dust and scientists think it could be an appropriate source of material for building lunar habitats.
Water Ice Patches Confirmed On Moon’s Surface, Could Help Future Crewed Missions
The presence of ice was confirmed with the help of data captured by NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper, an instrument that flew on ISRO's Chandrayaan-1.
Massive 5000-Year-Old Cemetery Sheds Light On East Africa’s Ancient Egalitarian Society
The cemetery reveals details about eastern Africa's first herders and how it brought people together.
Used Contact Lenses Adding Tons Of Micro-Plastic Waste To Waterways
The micro-plastics resulting from these lenses could enter land and water-based ecosystems and harm animal life.
Military Slime: Navy Creates Hagfish-Inspired Biomaterial To Deter Enemy Vessels
Deep-sea hagfish secretes its own sticky slime to protect itself from underwater predators.
Exoplanets Bigger Than Earth Could Be Rich In Water, Study Suggests
Scientists used data from Kepler Space Telescope and Gaia satellite to determine which exoplanets could have water.
Australian Fossils From 3.4 Billion Years Ago Are Similar To Modern Bacteria
According to the research, these fossils are now ranked among the oldest evidence of life on Earth.
Hubble Captures 15,000 Galaxies In A Single Image, Largest Of Its Kind
The image is 14 times larger than the one captured by Hubble nearly four years ago.
Weighing Asteroids? NASA's Planetary Defense Could Deploy Mini Probes To Study Space-Rocks
The motion of small probes around an asteroid could provide information regarding its weight.
Air Force’s Critical Space Systems At Risk Of Hardware, Software Attacks: Report
A recent review by the Department of Defense's inspector general office revealed security flaws that could be exploited to compromise the nation's four critical space systems.
Supermassive Black Hole Spotted In Tiny, Densely Packed Galaxy
The black hole is just as big as the one found at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
Can Robots Influence Children’s Thinking And Opinions?
Scientists have called on industry experts to establish necessary safeguards to keep children from being tended toward machines.
Russian Satellite’s ‘Abnormal Behavior’ Sparks Space Weapon Concerns In US
The supposedly abnormal behavior of the satellite comes into notice as the U.S. moves ahead with a plan to establish its own Space Force.
India Space Program: First Crewed Mission To Fly 'Vyomnauts' To Low-Earth Orbit
The agency also plans missions to the Moon and Mars in coming years.
Parker Solar Probe Launch Live Stream: Fastest Spacecraft To ‘Touch’ The Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will fly through sun's corona faster than any other spacecraft in history and provide crucial insight into solar wind and other stellar properties.
Collision Of Small Galaxies Provides Fuel For Star Formation In Massive Ones
These collisions can disperse light over vast distances, providing food for massive galaxies like the Milky Way.
US Plans Space-Based Surveillance Network To Monitor Hypersonic Weapon Threats
The plan comes as China and Russia continue to advance their hypersonic weapon arsenal.
Omega Centauri, Milky Way’s Largest Globular Star Cluster, Unlikely To Host Life
The cluster could have a plethora of planets in the potentially habitable zone, but the arrangement of stars in the region could create problems for the existence of life.
Psychedelic Drugs To Treat Depression, Anxiety? Scientists Report Potential Benefits
Researchers from different parts of the world presented studies highlighting potential benefits from psychedelic drugs, including LSD and MDMA.
Mega Shark Teeth From 25 Million Years Ago Found On Australian Beach
Scientists also found modern-day shark teeth that probably got dislodged when they fed on the mega shark.
NASA Partners Private Companies To Develop ‘Tipping Point’ Technologies For Space Exploration
The technologies will support the agency's future space missions to Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Stone Age Settlement From 8,000 Years Ago Found Submerged Under Lake
This is the first early Stone Age settlement to be discovered under Finnish waters.
Unusual ‘Inside-Out’ Planetary Nebula Spotted
The organization of gases making up this nebular is completely the opposite of what is normally observed.
Peacock Spider Inspires Tiny Origami Soft Robot At Harvard [Video]
The novel soft-robot was created with a new hybrid fabrication technique.
Most Distant Radio Galaxy Discovered 12 Billion Light-Years Away From Earth
The galaxy was first observed by the Giant Meter Wave Radio Telescope in India.
Astronomers Identify 44 Exoplanets At Once, Photograph Asteroid Ryugu Up Close
The exoplanets were discovered using a series of observations from different telescopes, while Ryugu was photographed by JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft.