The 2022 DART mission impact rattled the asteroid’s surface Sorry Chicken Little, the sky is not falling — at least not yet. Wayward asteroids present…
This Week @NASA: Sending a Swarm of Satellites Into Orbit, Rogue Planets, TROPICS First Light
Sending a swarm of small satellites into orbit … The first views from NASA’s newest storm-watching mission … And making the grade for investing in…
Fruit Fly Compound Could Lead to New Antibiotics
A new study reports on peptide’s antibacterial mechanism. Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered that a peptide derived from fruit flies may…
New Study: Type 2 Diabetes Drug Could Treat Autoimmune Disorders Like Rheumatoid Arthritis
Research undertaken by scholars at Swansea University has discovered that canagliflozin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, may also have potential therapeutic…
Cosmic Nomads: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Could Find 400 Earth-Mass Rogue Planets
New research conducted by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Osaka University suggests that rogue planets, or worlds that drift through space untethered to a star,…
Ice Core From Secret Cold War Army Mission Reveals Greenland Melted Recently
Long-lost ice core reveals that most of Greenland was green 416,000 years ago. A large portion of Greenland was an ice-free tundra landscape—perhaps covered by…
Groundbreaking Study Reveals That Plants Can Remove Cancer-Causing Toxins From Air
A new study reveals that plants can efficiently remove toxic gasoline fumes from indoor air. A groundbreaking study has uncovered that plants possess the ability…
NASA’s Newest Storm-Watching Satellites Captured the Evolution of Hurricane’s Structure
Observations made by NASA’s newest storm-watching satellites captured the evolution of Hurricane Adrian’s structure as the storm strengthened. In the final week of June 2023,…
NASA’s Newest Storm-Watching Satellites Captured the Evolution of Hurricane’s Structure
Observations made by NASA’s newest storm-watching satellites captured the evolution of Hurricane Adrian’s structure as the storm strengthened. In the final week of June 2023,…
Unmasking Ancient Aromas: Scientists Identify Composition of 2000-Year-Old Roman Perfume
A small vessel of ointment discovered in a funerary urn from the ancient Roman city of Carmo, present-day Carmona in Seville province, has allowed a…