Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to study the star-forming region called W51, revealing “hidden” stars that were invisible to other telescopes. The investigation has resulted in some
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to study the star-forming region called W51, revealing “hidden” stars that were invisible to other telescopes. The investigation has resulted in some
There is a place in northern Chile, 3,500 meters above sea level in the Andean Altiplano, where almost nothing survives. The Salar de Pajonales is a salt flat of savage
Imagine, if you will, the vast expanse of the cosmos, teeming with mysteries that beckon us to unravel their secrets. “The Biggest Ideas in the Universe” serves as your passport
Astronomers have observed two planets forming around a distant infant star, thus discovering a planetary system that offers us a look at the appearance of the solar system over 4
As the number of exoplanet detections has breached 6,000 and continues to grow, scientists are finding a wide variety of different solar system architectures. Critical to understanding how these architectures
Schematic of methods used to insert ancestral genes into the host A. vinelandii genome — Nature Communications NASA-supported scientists have resurrected an enzyme first used by organisms on Earth 3.2-billion
Planetary radius as a function of time for different bulk metallicities (coloured lines; see legend). The solid lines are calculated from evolution models. The dashed lines use the heuristic that
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX launched the latest in its series of dedicated rideshare missions March 30, delivering more than 100 payloads to sun-synchronous orbit. A Falcon 9 lifted
Graphical abstract — Life Within the payloads of JUICE and Europa Clipper, there are instruments suitable for the search of specific biosignatures that can diagnose life tracks in two ways.
A diver’s view looking up to the opening of Amberjack Hole. Image courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory via NOAA. Exploration of oxygen-depleted marine environments has consistently revealed novel microbial taxa






