A new video from NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing on the Red Planet on Feb. 18 as […]
Why food sticks to nonstick frying pans
(Newswise)–Despite the use of nonstick frying pans, foods will sometimes get stuck to a heated surface, even if oil is used. The results can be very messy and unappetizing. Scientists […]
Supercomputers used to develop longer-lasting, faster-charging batteries
(Newswise)–In an effort to curb the rise in overall carbon vehicle emissions, the state of California recently announced a plan to ban new sales of gasoline-powered vehicles in less than […]
Researchers use supercomputers to better understand the sun’s corona
(Newswise)–As worldwide mandates prevented gatherings over the holiday season, crowds in Chile and Argentina donned masks and eye shields to take in some outdoor magic: a two-minute solar eclipse on […]
NASA conducts test of SLS rocket core stage for Artemis I Moon mission
NASA conducted a hot fire Saturday of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon. The hot fire is the final […]
NASA approves heliophysics missions to explore the sun, Earth’s aurora
NASA has approved two heliophysics missions to explore the Sun and the system that drives space weather near Earth. Together, NASA’s contribution to the Extreme Ultraviolet High-Throughput Spectroscopic Telescope Epsilon […]
I See You: Honey bees use contagious and honest visual signal to deter attacking hornets
(Newswise)–An Asian hornet sets its sights on a busy honey beehive. If all goes according to plan, the hornet’s attack will result in a haul of bee larvae, precious nourishment […]
NASA moves forward with a campaign to return Mars samples to Earth
NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) are moving to the next phase in a campaign to deepen understanding of whether life ever existed on Mars and, in turn, better understand […]
Hubble pins down weird exoplanet with a far-flung orbit
(Newswise)–A planet in an unlikely orbit around a double star 336 light-years away may offer a clue to a mystery much closer to home: a hypothesized, distant body in the […]
Warm oceans helped first human migration from Asia to North America
(Newswise)–New research reveals significant changes to the circulation of the North Pacific and its impact on the initial migration of humans from Asia to North America. The new international study […]
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