Category: Space
Scientists reveal possible role of iron sulfides in creating life in terrestrial hot springs
Scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals characteristics of the iron sulfide (mackinawite) catalyst. Credit: NIGPAS An international team of scientists has published a study highlighting the potential role of iron sulfides…
Japan’s priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got ‘rapidly colonized’ by Earth bacteria
Scientists have discovered that a sample of the asteroid Ryugu was overrun with Earth-based life forms after being delivered to our planet. The research shows how successful terrestrial micro-organisms are…
Take an intergalactic joy ride in new trailer for Pixar’s animated space odyssey ‘Elio’ (video)
Elio | Teaser Trailer – YouTube Watch On Attempting to replicate the phenomenal success of “Inside Out 2,” Pixar is following up that sensational hit with its next animated project,…
Einstein predicted how gravity should work at the largest scales. And he was right, suggests new research
The sparkling band of the Milky Way Galaxy backdrops the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.T. Sparks When Albert Einstein introduced his theory…
Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked
When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made its way to outer regions of the solar system in the late 80’s, it noticed something odd. Both of the ice giant planets, Uranus…
WEAVE spectrograph uncovers dual nature of galaxy shock
WEAVE decomposition of gas in Stephan’s Quintet, overlaid on a JWST image. The red highlights gas shocked by the collision, while green and blue shows star-forming regions. The purple areas…
What is Section 31 in the ‘Star Trek’ universe?
Section 31’s Appearances Across Star Trek | StarTrek.com – YouTube Watch On We’re still two months off before Paramount+ takes us into Starfleet’s secret black-ops division known as Section 31…