The unusual dwarf -- dubbed WDJ0551+4135 -- might be the product of two stars smashing into each other over 1.3 billion years ago...
The exoplanet is about 2.7 times the size of Earth and 124 light-years away from our planet
Feb 27
Her dedication and skill as a mathematician helped put humans on the Moon
Feb 25
All the marsquakes have been detected during quiet periods at night, show preliminary results from NASA’s InSight mission
Feb 24
According to experts, when he listens to music, his entire brain gets stimulated by it. He drew the attention of neuroscientist Charles Limb, who studies the brains of creative people to understand what makes them special.
The 1,450-mile waterway is losing 9.3% of its flow for every 1-degree-Celsius in temperature, says a new study
Feb 21
Placing stricter methane emission regulations on the fossil fuel industry will have the potential to reduce future global warming to a larger extent, says an expert
Feb 19
No single country provides the conditions to both support children to live healthy lives today as well as provide an environment fit for their future, says a WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission report
Feb 18
The category 4 storm was the wettest on record leaving much of Houston underwater at one point, and the second-costliest in US history
Feb 17
The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed regulation clarifies that the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act only extends to conduct intentionally injuring birds
Feb 7
'Bumblebees are the best pollinators we have in wild landscapes and the most effective pollinators for crops like tomato, squash, and berries'
Feb 6
Named XMM-2599, the galaxy hosted stars that formed at a high rate and then died. This has left astronomers puzzled as they are yet to understand the factors that led to its quick demise
Over the past 50 years, the ice sheet has already lost enough mass to add about half an inch of water to the world’s oceans
Feb 4
The phenomenon is believed to be caused by waves of oxygen atoms glowing due to a stream of particles released from the Sun
National Science Foundation's Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope will work with NASA/ESA missions and will help scientists uncover the Sun's secrets and predict space weather
Jan 30
New evidence suggests that the explosion — dubbed SN 2006gy — may have resulted from a collision between a pair of white dwarfs and a relatively massive star
Jan 23
These chemicals have been linked to cancer, liver damage, low birth weight, and other health problems
'The age of the Yarrabubba impact matches the demise of a series of ancient glaciations'
Jan 22
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC-23), which is nearly 15,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, hit record levels in 2018. This rise contradicts earlier reports by countries who had stated that they have slashed the release of the gas.
Jan 21
The two super-Earths—named GJ180d and GJ229Ac—are about 19 and 40 light-years away from the Earth
Jan 20
Approximately 70 nationally threatened species have had at least 50% of their range burnt, while nearly 160 threatened species have had more than 20% of their range burnt, says a new report.
Jan 19
NASA began exploring this idea in 2018. At the heart of this technology is a structure that gives mushrooms its shape -- mycelium. These structures, which grow into mushrooms, are sturdy and flexible.
Jan 16
An increase in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, thanks to human activities, is largely driving the rise in temperatures, say experts
Measuring only 1 millimeter wide, these robots can pull off hefty operations, from transporting medicine around a patient’s body to cleaning up pollution from the oceans, say researchers.
It appears to be at least 5.8 times as massive as Earth, earning it the name 'super-earth'. It could be orbiting its star about once every five years, say scientists who led the planet-hunting mission hunt
A buried crater in southern Laos might be the long-sought source of a strewn field of glassy blobs, or tektites, produced by the meteorite impact approximately 790,000 years ago covering more than one-tenth of Earth's surface, says study.
Jan 15
Unprecedented numbers of common murres died between 2015 and 2016 and 62,000 carcasses were discovered
These G objects were once binary stars — a system of two stars orbiting each other — that merged because of our supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*
The machine, which experts are calling a breakthrough, can repair damaged livers. This should increase the number of organs available for transplantation, which is in line with the purpose of our project, say experts
The 'Great Divide' is a ring-like structure—made of dust and gas—that existed billions of years ago, when the Sun had just been created, according to the new study
Jan 14
The study shows proof contrary to what scientists believe that the rate of star formation is constant. It is direct evidence that there was a time before the start of the solar system when more stars formed than normal.
Jan 13
2019 has been the hottest in terms of global ocean temperature and this has had disastrous effects on marine life
The eclipse, which begins around 12.06 pm EST and ends at 4:14 pm EST, will be visible from Europe, Africa, western Asia, and some small parts of North America
Jan 10
The full moon in January is said to have got its name because wolves were more often heard at this time
Located 232 million light-years away in the northern constellation of Perseus, scientists refer to UGC 2885 as the 'gentle giant' since it looks as if it has been quietly sitting for billions of years
Jan 9
Discovered by the TESS and dubbed TOI 700 d, it is one of the few Earth-size planets found in potentially habitable zones.
These newborn stars, which probably formed from material from two dwarf galaxies known as the Magellanic Clouds, could unravel new insights into the Milky Way's history
Jan 8
The researchers achieved a level of resolution high enough to localize the FRB to a region approximately seven light-years across — a feat comparable to an individual on Earth being able to distinguish a person on the Moon
The new map reveals a long, thin structure, about 9,000 light-years long and 400 light-years wide, with a wave-like shape, cresting 500 light-years above and below the mid-plane of our Galaxy's disk.
Jan 7
This galaxy group was responsible for giving our universe a makeover, helping it transition from a dark, cloudy one to the transparent universe we see today, say experts.
Jan 6
The team believes that studying these black holes might help them unravel the mysterious origins of supermassive black holes, with masses many millions of times the mass of our Sun
Jan 5
The finding regarding Earth's nearest neighbor could help astronomers understand the evolution of planets, say experts
A strong field may have shielded the Moon's surface from the solar wind, the supersonic plasma emitted from the Sun.
Jan 3
The system produced 5.7% fewer false alarms and 9.4% fewer misidentifications; Such a tool could make breast cancer screening more effective, say experts.
Jan 2
Scientists have observed a doubling in the size of the warm pool of water spanning the western Pacific and the eastern Indian Ocean in recent years
Quadrantid meteor shower is predicted to make an appearance on January 4 at 3 am, even as Mars gets closer to Earth, starting this month.
Hurricane Florence brought 10% more extreme rainfall and was 9 km larger in diameter (or a 1.6% increase in storm area) due to climate change
Jan 1
Frozen rivers also support important transportation networks for communities and industries located at high latitudes
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will put their technological capabilities to test in July 2020, looking for answers on Mars' past life, even as countries hope to extensively map out the Moon's far side
From Southern Africa to North America and from Australia and Asia to Europe, floods, storms, and fires brought chaos and destruction; The most financially costly disasters are wildfires in California, which caused $25 billion in damage, followed by Typhoon Hagibis in Japan ($15 billion)
Dec 31
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