Space
A super-Earth in orbit around our 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. The…
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Space
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 million kilometers…
Space
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 Telescope mission, another NASA mission has come to an…
Life sciences
A lab-grown retina reveals the secrets of colour perception
How cells that allow people to see colors are made? To answer this question, the researchers created a human retina in the…
Earth & environment
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…
Life sciences
A formula for longevity: a drug combination that doubles nematode lifespan
Researchers have developed a drug combination that has nearly doubled the life span of nematodes. The cocktail of chemicals also allowed the…
Space
The existence of the Kordelevsky 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…
Space
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 of about 30 per…
Life sciences
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…
Space
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 estimate it to…