Space & Physics

A Moonlit Trio

SIN May 4, 2024 0 40

The Moon (left), Saturn, and Jupiter (lower right; Saturn is above and to the le...

Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals

Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presi...

SIN May 4, 2024 0 68

President Joe Biden will present Dr. Ellen Ochoa, former center director and ast...

Red squirrels were hosts for leprosy in medieval England

Red squirrels were hosts for leprosy in medieval England

SIN May 3, 2024 0 76

DNA analysis of remains found at medieval sites has identified closely related s...

Protocells on early Earth may have been formed by squeezing geysers

Protocells on early Earth may have been formed by squee...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 66

Simulations of the crust of early Earth show that cycles of pressure caused by g...

Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for pollination

Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for p...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 68

Migrating flies can carry pollen hundreds or thousands of kilometres, and this c...

Mysterious space signals may come from a dead star with a planet

Mysterious space signals may come from a dead star with...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 39

Strange bursts of radio waves called FRBs have long been mysterious, and one of ...

China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon

China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far si...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 62

If all goes well, the Chang’e 6 probe will be the first ever to land on the far ...

Hubble Hunts Visible Light Sources of X-Rays

Hubble Hunts Visible Light Sources of X-Rays

SIN May 3, 2024 0 69

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf galaxy IC 776. Thi...

Seven surprising things you may not know about roots

Seven surprising things you may not know about roots

SIN May 3, 2024 0 72

Plants are often celebrated for the parts that are easy to see – flower, leaves,...

Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic rubber dust

Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic ru...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 52

The air and dust in climbing centres contain high levels of rubber particles fro...

Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and killing larvae

Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and kil...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 66

Climate change could be fueling bumblebee population loss by making hives too ho...

NASA Research Park Public Documents

SIN May 3, 2024 0 21

Economic Benefits Study: Development Plans: NASA Research Park Environmental Rep...

Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant

Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with ...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 42

A male Sumatran orangutan chewed the leaves of a plant used in Indonesian tradit...

Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares

Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look ...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 53

By Jessica Barnett After months of preparation and years since its last flight,...

Galaxy Evolution Explorer Searches for Light

Galaxy Evolution Explorer Searches for Light

SIN May 3, 2024 0 24

This Dec. 21, 2002, artist’s concept of NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer imagine...

Sols 4173-4174: Reflections

Sols 4173-4174: Reflections

SIN May 3, 2024 0 49

Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Today’s planning was a little out of...

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