Category: 7. Science

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astronomical…

Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that got hosed with star spray, mounted a failed invasion, declined to comment, and achieved previously unknown levels of adorability.  

First, a study about how the…

Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe has captured an extraordinary phenomenon, a ‘U-turn’ of the solar wind, in the Sun’s atmosphere, providing a new perspective on magnetic field behaviour.

During its record-breaking close approach to the Sun in December…

A small patch in the human auditory cortex responds more to chimpanzee calls than to other primate sounds. In 23 adults scanned in Geneva, that pattern stood out clearly.

The result points to shared vocal processing with great apes and hints at…

Lots of us get pretty restless after just a few hours, and we’re just sat on our asses….

One of Blue Origin’s oft repeated phrases is that the company is paving a road to space with its New Glenn rocket. The…

Time passes slightly faster on Mars than it does on Earth, according to new research. While the difference is extremely small…

Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet with an atmosphere outside the solar system, challenging previous notions that small planets that orbit closely to their stars are unable to sustain a thick…

You can tune in to see live views of the Geminid meteor shower as it peaks overnight on Dec. 13-14, thanks to a free livestream hosted by the Virtual…

The International Gemini Observatory caught a glowing glimpse of exocomet 3I/ATLAS…