Category: 7. Science

PhD candidate Ms. Bronwen Charlesson…

Our solar system is home to a wide diversity of planetary bodies, boasting eight planets, five officially recognized dwarf planets, and almost 1,000 confirmed moons. The eight planets consist of the four rocky (terrestrial) planets of…

Scientists have now shown that carbon-rich molecules found in an ancient Martian lakebed once existed at far higher levels than the tiny traces measured today.

That revision means the planet must have produced or preserved far more carbon than…

Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and most will be visible to the naked eye.

It’s what’s known as a planetary parade, which happens when multiple planets appear to line up in the sky at once. The planets aren’t…

Paleontologists in Brazil have identified a previously unknown species of somphospondylan sauropod dinosaur with European affinities, hinting at ancient migration routes that once linked two continents now separated by the Atlantic Ocean.

BYLINE: Lisa Potter, research communications specialist, University of Utah communications

Newswise — To keep up with today’s computing needs, researchers mine the quantum realm to…

Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have for the first time identified the progenitor of a nearby supernova — a red supergiant star cloaked in thick, dust-rich shrouds that made it invisible to previous…