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JAN 08, 2024

Space & Astronomy

Complex Ring System Around Young Star Resembles Early Solar System...

How did our solar system form and is this process similar in other solar systems throughout the universe? This is what a study published today in Astronomy

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 05, 2024

Space & Astronomy

Navigation Doppler Lidar: Revolutionizing Lunar Landing

Landing on planetary bodies is both risky and hard, and landing humans is even riskier and harder. This is why technology needs to be developed to mitigate

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 26, 2023

Space & Astronomy

Pluto's Giant Moon, Charon | Solar System Moons

Pluto's largest moon, Charon. (Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute) Labroots recently

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 04, 2017

Immunology

New Role for Macrophages During "Molecular Housekeeping"

Phagocytosis is the molecular version of taking out the trash; certain cells, called macrophages, are tasked with engulfing and breaking down dead or dying

Written by: Kara Marker
APR 05, 2023

Space & Astronomy

Icy Moon Radar Properties Explained with New Model

Icy satellites have become a hot topic for astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth due to their interior oceans. But what else makes them stand o

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 25, 2023

Drug Discovery & Development

The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Drug Discovery

Blockchain is a database of information shared across a network. They're known in cryptocurrency systems like Bitcoin. Blockchain technology has the po

Written by: Greta Anne
DEC 04, 2023

Space & Astronomy

Unlocking the Secrets of Planet Formation: First Observations...

Can planets form under extreme conditions, such as high levels of ultraviolet radiation? This is something a recent study published in The Astrophysical Jo

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 27, 2023

Earth & The Environment

Ancient Plate Tectonics May Have Helped Life Emerge on Earth

The outermost layer of the Earth is the crust. The continents sit on continental crust, which covers about 41 percent of the surface of the Earth; the rema

Written by: Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2017

Space & Astronomy

TRAPPIST-1 is Older Than Originally Thought

TRAPPIST-1 has remained somewhat of a cosmic mystery since astronomers first unveiled its deepest and darkest exoplanetary secrets earlier this year, but e

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 09, 2016

Space & Astronomy

SpaceX Carries SES-9 Satellite Into Space, But Rocket Landing...

Last month, SpaceX announced their plans to take the SES-9 communications satellite into space with a reusable Falcon 9 rocket. After it would blast of

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 15, 2014

Plants & Animals

Peeking Penguin Prop Gets Up Close And Personal

For years animal researchers have struggled with the problem of observing species in the wild. The very act of trying to observe animals in their natural h

Written by: Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 28, 2016

Space & Astronomy

Researchers Recreate Sun's Coronal Loops in the Lab

Many people who think of the Sun quickly imagine a ball of fire in space, but the Sun isn’t fire at all. It’s a glowing ball of nuclear fusion,

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2021

Genetics & Genomics

Adding Evidence to the RNA World Hypothesis

Did life originate with RNA? Scientists are still trying to learn more about how life orignated on our planet, and how molecules in the 'primordial sou

Written by: Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2016

Cell & Molecular Biology

Introducing mScarlet - a Bright Red Fluorescent Protein

Scientists that study molecules in cells use a common tool to spotlight the proteins they are interested in - they mark stuff in the cell with tags that li

Written by: Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2017

Plants & Animals

Poachers Kill White Rhino in French Zoo

While it’s typical of illegal hunters to find their victims in the wild, four-year-old white Rhino named Vince from Toiry Zoo in France was reportedl

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2017

Space & Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope Will Study 'Sub-Surface Ocean' Moons...

NASA has hyped up the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) since its inception, but only as the telescope nears completion and proceeds through its final test

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 14, 2016

Space & Astronomy

This Star System is Shooting Plasma Cannonballs Into Space

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope found something really strange inside a star system 1,200 light years away. The host star, a huge red giant named V-Hyr

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2023

Space & Astronomy

A 17-Pound Meteorite Was Discovered in Antarctica

Some scientists dedicate their lives to hunting for meteorites, and may have to brave some harsh conditions to do so. An international team of research

Written by: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
AUG 16, 2023

Space & Astronomy

Mapping Lunar Water: The High-Tech Instruments of NASA's Lunar...

In the ongoing search for water ice on the Moon, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission hopes to advance lunar exploration as the agency’s Artemis mi

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 17, 2016

Space & Astronomy

NASA Just Ignited a Fire in a Controlled Spacecraft to See What...

Utilizing what NASA calls the Cygnus spacecraft, the United States-based space agency wanted to learn a little more about how ignition and fire will behave

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2019

Space & Astronomy

When Will Humans Truly Leave the Earth's Atmosphere?

Both NASA and the United States Air Force recognize approximately 80 kilometers above the Earth’s surface as the so-called ‘boundary&rs

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2017

Space & Astronomy

Origami is Helping NASA Create Next-Gen Spacecraft Technology

An ongoing problem for NASA, SpaceX, and other entities involved with space travel is packing as much equipment as possible into a single rocket to reduce

Written by: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2022

Space & Astronomy

Supercomputer Divulges Immediate Formation of Moon

Numerous theories have evolved over the years as to how the Earth’s Moon came to be, with one early theory suggesting our Moon formed as a sister

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 21, 2024

Space & Astronomy

Tracking Muscle Health in Space: A Breakthrough with Handheld...

As astronauts lose muscle mass due to the microgravity environment in space, could there be a way to monitor it so they can take necessary steps to prevent

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 29, 2024

Space & Astronomy

Farside Seismic Suite: Probing the Moon's Deep Structure

What causes quakes on the Moon, also called moonquakes, and what can they teach us about quakes on other worlds? This is what NASA’s Farside Seismic

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 16, 2024

Space & Astronomy

The Future of Lunar Resource Extraction: Teleoperation and Simulation

How will future missions to the Moon help extract valuable resources that can be used for scientific research or lunar settlement infrastructure? This is w

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 29, 2023

Space & Astronomy

Innovation in Space Propulsion: NASA's 3D-Printed RDRE

In the ongoing effort for developing more efficient and cost-effective spacecraft engines, NASA recently performed a successful 251-second (4 minutes and 1

Written by: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 28, 2019

Health & Medicine

A rare and potent sea fighter: An end to melanoma cells?

Melanoma is cancer that usually starts in a particular type of skin cells as melanocytes. It can be more severe than the other forms of skin cancer because

Written by: Nupur Srivastava