A Specific Kind of Stellar Outburst produces the Stardust Grains
According to a new model of Nova Eruptions, stardust grains were produced by a particular type of stellar outburst.
Baby T-Rex could be the Cutest Floor Monster
Young T-Rex was much fluffier and cute than the general perception of the creature. You have probably heard about the Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex), a fearsome predator with immensely strong jaws (able to crush 7800 pounds) and rather tiny arms. Most of the data we have on this dinosaur is based on pure speculation because unfortunately…
Asteroids are Harder to Destroy than Previous Estimates
Researchers used a new computer modeling technique to simulate asteroids that helped them improve their understanding of rock fracture. According to a new study at the John Hopkins University, incoming asteroids are much stronger than scientists previously thought. This study will help scientists to come up with improved asteroid mining methods as they will…
Small Kuiper Belt Objects are Surprisingly Rare
According to new research at the Southwest Research Institute, the concentration of small objects in the Kuiper Belt is quite low. The discovery was made by the renowned New Horizons spacecraft of NASA. It has the privilege of taking a first close-up look at the Pluto. Similarly, it also explored Ultima Thule which holds great…
Data from Juno and Cassini reveals some New Surprises
The latest data from the Juno and Cassini missions has forced the scientists to think again about the current theories of planetary formation in our Solar System. The data from the Cassini and Juno missions is questioning the authenticity of the current theories about how planets form and behave around our Sun. David Stevenson, a…
Researchers Identify the Beneficial Role of Sleep
Scientists studied the zebrafish model to find that sleep repairs the damage (done to the DNA during the waking hours) by increasing Chromosome Dynamics. You might have observed that sleep disturbances have a drastic impact on your brain performance. Similarly, the lack of sleep for longer duration is linked with several brain disorders and…
Hubble and Gaia have Measured the Mass of the Milky Way
The data from the Hubble Space Telescope of NASA and the Gaia Satellite of the European Space Agency led to the most accurate measurements of the mass of the Milky Way. According to previous research, which was conducted several decades back, the mass of our galaxy ranges somewhere between 500 billion and 3 trillion solar…
Top 10 Cameras and Telescopes for Astronomy
Modern-day innovations in the technology of cameras and telescopes add even more worth to the field of astronomy. Astronomy involves a lot of low light shots. In such instances, the phrase ‘low light’ refers to the scene when the sun is down, and thousands of glittery stars cover the night sky. A tip that may…
Bacteria can Eat and Breathe Electricity
Researchers found some electricity-producing bacteria at the Yellowstone National Park. A researching team from Washington State University conducted a test at the famous alkaline hot springs of the Yellowstone National Park. At the time of testing, the temperature of the hot spring was actually quite HOT (around 90o C). The latest report suggested that some…
Astrocomb will Significantly Improve the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
The search for Earth-like planets will get a massive boost with the addition of Astrocomb in the planet-hunting telescope. The researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a customized frequency comb that is much more precise than the preceding technology. Astrocomb uses a spectrograph at the Hobby-Eberly Telescope to make…
Eyes of Dead Spiders are Still Shining after 110 Million Years
Researchers found brand new fossils of spiders in the Jinju Formation whose eyes are still shining 110 million years after their death. It is incredibly difficult to explore ancient spiders because they are soft and don’t fossilize as easily as exoskeletons. That’s the reason why the scientists involved in this research were extremely fascinated upon…
Scientists Found an Ancient White Dwarf, J0207, with Multiple Dust Rings
The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project observed rings of debris and dust around an Earth-sized white dwarf star, called J0207. LSPM J0207+3331, which is usually known as the J0207, is the oldest and coldest white dwarf star known to humanity. Recently, research led by NASA showed multiple rings of dust around this white dwarf and…
Human Carbon Dioxide Emissions could match with PETM in the next 140 Years
According to a recent study, the carbon levels on Earth may reach the levels observed during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) in fewer than 5 generations. PETM is a global warming event that took place around 56 million years ago and is the last major greenhouse event known to humanity. Researchers found that humans are…
Scientists Found a Nearby River of Stars
The Gaia Satellite of the European Space Agency helped the researchers to observe a billion-year-old river of stars. Many people might have read the novel, ‘River of Stars’ by Guy Gavriel Kay. However, what would be your reaction if we tell you that astronomers have discovered an actual river of stars by using the data…
HPF will help Researchers to Find New Planets
Astronomers are going to use a new spectrograph, called Habitable Zone Planet Finder (HPF), to study infrared signals from nearby stars that will allow them to detect planets with liquid water on them. The Penn-State led HPF is designed with precision in mind. It is capable of providing the most precise measurements of infrared signals…
Scientists have found some New Insights about Dinosaur Extinction
The asteroid/comet impact, which took place 66 million years ago, definitely reignited the Indian volcanoes but their role in dinosaur extinction is still not clear. A recent study, published in the journal ‘Science’, adds even more strength to the idea that the massive volcanic eruptions in India were reignited by the asteroid which smashed into…
Hippocamp may have Broken from a Larger Moon
A team of planetary scientists finally discovered an explanation for Hippocamp (a mysterious Neptune moon), which was originally located in 2013. Commonly known as “the moon that shouldn’t be there”, Hippocamp is extraordinarily close to Proteus, a much larger Neptunian moon. Generally, the gravitational pull of a moon as big as Proteus is strong enough…
The Climate of North American Cities is Changing Rapidly
Researchers can now determine the climate changes in 540 North American cities through a new web application. According to the latest research, the climate of various North American cities changes drastically in near future. Scientists mentioned that either it will shift hundreds of miles or a completely new climate for North American territories will be…
The Journey of Opportunity Rover has come to an End. Here are some facts
The world finally (14 years after its launch) said goodbye to NASA’s Mars Opportunity Rover after it went completely silent. Many may argue that it was just another machine but the entire scientific community went gloomy upon hearing the news. The last message from the rover added to the feelings of gloominess as acknowledged by…
AntBot, a Robot that Moves without GPS
Researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) successfully developed the first-ever walking robot (called AntBot) that does not rely on the Global Positioning System (GPS). This newly-developed robot can explore the environment on its own without any GPS or maps. For this invention, the researchers of the CNRS were inspired by desert…
Mnyamawamtuka Moyowamkia provides New Clues about the Ecosystems of Africa
An ancient herbivore, called Mnyamawamtuka Moyowamkia, provides some remarkable insights about the African ecosystem. A plant-eating dinosaur was discovered in Africa in 2004. According to a report published in the journal ‘PLOS ONE’, this ancient herbivore lived about 100 million years ago. The excavations of these historic bones continued through 2008. Fast forward to 2019…
Insulating Crust kept Cryomagma Liquid on Ceres
Researchers from the University of Texas joined forces with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA to get some incredible insights about the volcanic activity of Ceres. According to the latest research published in the journal ‘Geophysical Research Letters’, white spots of salt were found on the surface of Ceres. Scientists showed that certain variations…
Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) Identified a Thousand New Objects
ZTF, based at the Palomar Observatory, found a variety of amazing phenomena in the night sky, including 50 near-Earth asteroids and 1,100 new supernovae. Have you ever wondered about the secrets of the night sky? Do you want to know what lies in the empty space around stars? The Zwicky Transient Facility in San Diego…
Earth’s Magnetic Shield Booms like a Drum
New research shows that the Earth’s magnetic shield booms loudly (when hit by impulses) but we cannot hear it because the frequencies are too low in pitch for human ears to pick up. Earth has a magnetic field around it which collides with the solar wind, a stream of charged particles bombarded at Earth by…
Ultra-rare Black Leopard was seen for the First Time in Africa in 100 Years
Will Burrard-Lucas captured some amazing images of a rare black leopard in the Liosaba Conservancy of Kenya. Black Leopards, also called panthers are not much different from ordinary leopards. They have a gene mutation that gives them their characteristic sleek black color. One of these black leopards, which is also known as the Black Panther…
The Traveling Cost to Mars can be Reduced to around US$100,000
Elon Musk aims to bring down the traveling cost to Mars to 0.1 million dollars. Ever wondered what would it cost to travel to Mars? For years, the estimated traveling cost has been in the range of $500,000, which is out of reach for many people. Tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk, hopes that he can bring…
Negative Effects of Steroid Abuse on Human Health
Steroid abuse leads to a number of fatal diseases ranging from depression to cancer and from abnormal hormonal activities to heart troubles. Steroids are artificially developed, chemical compounds which are used to cure extreme medical deficiencies. Due to their numerous side effects, the use of these drugs is avoided as much as possible and…
AGB Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud are Shrouded in Iron Dust
Through a combination of theoretical models and Infrared observations, Researchers found a specific group of Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars that shrouded in a high fraction of iron dust. This latest research, published in the journal ‘The Astrophysical Journal Letters’, compared the Infrared observations of the Spitzer Space Telescope with the theoretical models of…
Scientists Observe 5,000 Nearby Galaxies through MaNGA
The analysis of the first 3 years of the Mapping Nearby Galaxies (MaNGA) program gave some important insights about 5,000 nearby galaxies. The latest data release from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) explained the observations of MaNGA during the first three years of its operation. It uses a specific method called Resolved Spectroscopy, which…
Bees can Do Basic Mathematics
Scientists reveal that bees can add or subtract provided they are given proper training. Do you find even basic mathematics hard? The humble bees around us would politely disagree. According to a study published in ‘Science Advances’, the scientists from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) reported that bees can add or subtract…