Jun 19, 2023 06:20 am UTC| Science
As dawn rose over the German city of Bremen on May 7 1823, Heinrich Olbers put the finishing touches to an article that left his name in history. After the deaths of his wife and daughter, Dr Olbers had recently given up...
For the first time, astronomers have found life-supporting molecules called phosphates on Enceladus
Jun 15, 2023 05:24 am UTC| Science
The search for habitable conditions beyond Earth has just become more interesting with the discovery of biologically available phosphorus from one of Saturns moons. Phosphorus is the most elusive of the six crucial...
Jun 15, 2023 03:51 am UTC| Science
Enceladus is the tiny moon of Saturn that seems to have it all. Its icy surface is intricately carved by ongoing geological processes. Its icy shell overlies an internal, liquid ocean. There, chemically charged warm water...
May 25, 2023 14:28 pm UTC| Science
Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) intense, momentary bursts of energy occurring in mere milliseconds and with unknown cosmic origins. Now, a study...
Is the US in a space race against China?
Apr 12, 2023 12:48 pm UTC| Science
Headlines proclaiming the rise of a new space race between the U.S. and China have become common in news coverage following many of the exciting launches in recent years. Experts have pointed to Chinas rapid advancements...
How the world’s oldest known meteorite impact structure changed the chemistry of Earth’s crust
Apr 12, 2023 12:41 pm UTC| Science
Meteorite impacts can be cataclysmic events in the history of a planet, melting rock, changing atmospheric chemistry, and wreaking general havoc. However, impacts may also have created Earths continents, supported...
Apr 11, 2023 15:21 pm UTC| Science
On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer or JUICE will spend at least three years on Jupiters moons after it...
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants