A new understanding of weather on Saturn The Cassini spacecraft revealed the atmosphere of Saturn has large regions that don’t cycle to the poles and that the atmosphere is filled with waves that disrupt circulation. May 15, 2020 by Hunter Dulay Read More
We can learn about life on other planets by studying viruses These scientists suggest that perhaps viruses were the first "life form" on Earth, a provocative idea! January 1, 2020 by Justin Dingman Read More
Can Artificial Intelligence find new planets for us? Artificial intelligence could identify exoplanet signals faster in the data collected by NASA’s TESS mission. November 28, 2019 by Paul Kramer Rosado Read More
Safety in Numbers: Bacterial Resistance in Space Bacterial cells were found to be more resistant to space hazards when grouped together as aggregates and could even protect secondary bacterial species. September 18, 2019 by Sherina Malkani Read More
What if the entire planet had it’s own flag? A scientist proposes that as we explore space, the Blue Marble flag should be used as a symbol for the citizens of Earth. September 17, 2018 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
Detecting Distant Planet Atmospheres From Afar Recent research on exoplanet GJ 1132 b that revolves around a M-dwarf star has discovered an atmosphere with traces of compounds existing on Earth May 31, 2018 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
Using The Big Bang As A Ruler Cosmologists use baryon acoustic oscillations to map distances as the universe expands February 15, 2018 by Crystal Riley Read More
An Interstellar Asteroid Just Flew Through Our Solar System Scientists are guessing the origins of an interstellar asteroid visitor they detected speeding through our solar system November 16, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
What Protects Exoplanets from Damaging Solar Flares? Simulating different models to understand which factors affect an exoplanet’s ability to sustain life during high-energy stellar events. November 14, 2017 by Alexander Adranly Read More
A New Field of Science: Space Pasta and Nuclear Crusts Astromaterial science studies nuclear pasta and Coulomb crystals in neutron stars November 8, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
