Astronomers at Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, have spotted a mega maser emission inside a galaxy at the edge of the visible cosmos, which is the telltale sign of the presence of water.According to a report in New Scientist, the telltale sign of the water is maser emission - the […]
A detailed analysis of the measurements of five different satellites has revealed the existence of the warm plasma cloak, a new region of the magnetosphere.This region is the invisible shield of magnetic fields and electrically charged particles that surround and protect Earth from the onslaught of the solar wind.
The study was conducted by a team […]
NASA appears to have resolved problems with a new urine recycling system on the International Space Station, bolstering hopes it will be able to expand the research outpost’s crew next year, officials at the U.S. space agency said on Tuesday. Reusing wastewater is essential for doubling the size of the crew living aboard the station […]
Two astronauts from NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour, docked at the International Space Station, were preparing Tuesday for the first of four planned spacewalks of the 15-day mission. Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen spent the night in the decompression chamber of the ISS to purge nitrogen from their bodies ahead of their planned 6.5 hours outside […]
Sky gazers can expect to see an exhibition of celestial fireworks over the next two days as the night sky will be lit up by the famous Leonid meteor shower expected to peak on Monday.
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Seven NASA astronauts are spending what they hope will be their last day on Earth before launching toward the International Space Station Friday night aboard the shuttle Endeavour.The five-man, two-woman crew of Endeavour is a mix of spaceflight veterans and first-time flyers, but wholly committed to making vital repairs and delivering new gear to double […]
Scientists in China have mapped the genome of the giant panda, which could yield a better understanding of why the endangered animals are so famously sex-shy, state media said on Monday.
“We hope the genome map could help genetically explain why giant pandas have little reproductive capability so that scientists can help them deliver more cubs,” […]
Scientists at the University of Maryland in the US are hoping to predict disease outbreaks like cholera epidemics four to six weeks before they actually happen, by looking at satellite imagery.
According to a report, the research could help save lives worldwide, and could be used to develop other models to predict other seasonal or climate-driven […]
A low pressure system over the Carolinas was forecast to trigger showers and thunderstorms across the mid-Atlantic and New England on Saturday. The Virginias were expected to be hit hardest with rain and strong winds.
In the mid-Atlantic, Tropical Storm Kyle was expected to remain offshore. It could increase to a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday, […]
Masses of dust floating around a binary star system suggest that two Earth-like planets obliterated each other in a violent collision, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
“It’s as if Earth and Venus collided with each other,” Benjamin Zuckerman, an astronomer at the University of California Los Angeles, who worked […]