A super-Earth in orbit around the nearest single star A rocky planet more than three times the size of Earth orbits the star Bernard, which is “only” six light-years away. …

Parker Solar Probe survives first close encounter with the Sun The Parker Solar Probe has survived its first close approach to the sun, NASA reported. The spacecraft came within 24 …

Dawn has exhausted its fuel supply. The mission to the asteroid belt has come to an end A few days after the news of the end of the Kepler Space …

Lab-grown retina reveals secrets of color perception How cells that allow people to see colors are made? To answer this question, the researchers created a human retina in the laboratory, …

UN report: the ozone layer is regenerating UN report shows that international efforts to reduce the ozone hole are paying off. In 1987, an international agreement known as the Montreal …

A formulation for longevity. Drug combination developed that doubles nematode life span Researchers have developed a drug combination that has nearly doubled the life span of nematodes. The cocktail of …

The existence of Kordilovsky’s moons has been confirmed Astronomers have speculated for decades about dust clouds supposedly located at Lagrange points. Their existence was first suggested by Polish astronomer Kazimierz …

The first detailed observations of matter orbiting close to a black hole New observations made with ESO’s extremely sensitive instrument GRAVITY have shown a gas cloud accelerating at a speed …

A peculiar arachnid with a rabbit-like head Nature can surprise you. Occasionally, biologists come across a creature that is really strange. This is perfectly illustrated by a species of arachnid …

One of the oldest stars in the Universe has been discovered Astronomers at Johns Hopkins University have spotted a strange star with very little mass and very little metal. Researchers …