Space & Physics

Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet?

Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet?

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 6

Could we bore a hole through the centre of Earth? What would it be like to fling...

Our solar system might be 1.1 million years older than we thought

Our solar system might be 1.1 million years older than ...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 5

A new analysis of small flecks in meteorites calculates the age of the solar sys...

Essential molecule for life spotted floating in space for first time

Essential molecule for life spotted floating in space f...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 8

Carbonic acid, an important component of amino acids, has been seen in a cloud o...

Arctic foxes help create habitats as ‘gardeners’ of the tundra

Arctic foxes help create habitats as ‘gardeners’ of the...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 5

Satellite images support the claim that Arctic foxes promote the growth of the l...

Energy-storing concrete could form foundations for solar-powered homes

Energy-storing concrete could form foundations for sola...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 5

A mixture of cement and fine charcoal can become a supercapacitor that could som...

NASA, Boeing to Provide Progress Update on Starliner Crew Flight Test

NASA, Boeing to Provide Progress Update on Starliner Cr...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 4

NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 7, t...

Nightingales match the pitch of their rivals in singing duels

Nightingales match the pitch of their rivals in singing...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 33

Male nightingales respond to each other’s songs by whistling back at the same pi...

NASA Airs Coverage of Space Station Research, Development Conference

NASA Airs Coverage of Space Station Research, Developme...

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 6

NASA will highlight groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how t...

What will the UK push for more North Sea oil and gas really achieve?

What will the UK push for more North Sea oil and gas re...

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 7

The UK’s plan to issue new oil and gas licences will make a minimal impact on No...

Euclid space telescope sends back amazing first images of the cosmos

Euclid space telescope sends back amazing first images ...

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 34

The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope launched on 1 July, and now it has ...

Wild bees are rapidly shrinking due to global warming

Wild bees are rapidly shrinking due to global warming

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 5

Bees in a well-preserved Spanish wilderness weigh less than they did decades ago...

Swimming behind someone cuts drag by up to 40 per cent

Swimming behind someone cuts drag by up to 40 per cent

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 5

Swimmers in open water races can reduce the amount of drag forces they experienc...

Room-temperature superconductors: Here's everything you need to know

Room-temperature superconductors: Here's everything you...

SIN Jul 29, 2023 0 8

Truly convenient materials that can conduct electricity perfectly have long been...

NASA Awards Administrative & Technical Support Services Contract

NASA Awards Administrative & Technical Support Services...

SIN Jul 29, 2023 0 7

NASA has selected PCI Productions (PCIP), LLC, of Huntsville, Alabama, to provid...

Loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer's in at-risk people

Loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer's in at...

SIN Jul 28, 2023 0 22

People who carry a genetic variant that raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease m...

Intermittent fasting could boost immunity in addition to melting fat

Intermittent fasting could boost immunity in addition t...

SIN Jul 28, 2023 0 33

Immune cells are more effective at fending off pathogens when they use ketones –...

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