Salt may be the key to life on Earth and beyond
The composition of the atmosphere, especially the abundance of greenhouse gases, influences Earth’s climate.
Researchers at Purdue University, led by Stephanie Olson, assistant professor of...
Scientists make new findings about the life’s origin on Earth and maybe Mars
Scientists at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution announced that ribonucleic acid (RNA), an analog of DNA that was likely the first genetic material...
Astronomers find 116,000 new variable stars
Ohio State University astronomers have identified about 116,000 new variable stars, according to a new paper.
These heavenly bodies were found by The All-Sky Automated...
Scientists discover an unusual neutron star in stellar graveyard
Astronomers have discovered a new kind of neutron star in an unusual Galactic 'graveyard'. Unlike any of its stellar neighbors, the star pulses.
Scientists have...
Asteroids reveal our solar system’s chaotic infancy
The early solar system was more chaotic than previously thought, according to a new, more precise reconstruction of the early history of several asteroids.
Before...
Why did Mars dry out? New study points to unusual answers
Mars once ran red with rivers.
The telltale tracks of past rivers, streams and lakes are visible today all over the planet.
But about three billion...
New study reveals the chaotic early phase of our solar system
Before the Earth and other planets formed, the young sun was still surrounded by cosmic gas and dust.
Over the millennia, rock fragments of various...
Astronomers find hidden trove of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies
Scientists have found a previously overlooked treasure trove of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies.
The newly discovered black holes offer a glimpse into the...
Scientists find possible home for alien life on planets around binary stars
Nearly half of Sun-size stars are binary.
According to University of Copenhagen research, planetary systems around binary stars may be very different from those around...
Satellite navigation’s new player: Europe’s Galileo
Since the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957; the earth-to-space traffic hasn't stopped.
Numerous technologies are now connected...