Comet Pan-STARRS Marches Across the Sky
NASA's NEOWISE mission captured a series of infrared images of comet C/2012 K1 -- also referred to as comet Pan-STARRS...
OCO-2 Takes the A-Train to Study Earth's Atmosphere
OCO-2 will become the leader of the Afternoon Constellation, or A-Train, as shown in this artist's concept. Japan's...
A Stellar Womb Shaped and Destroyed by its Ungrateful Offspring
The little-known cloud of cosmic gas and dust called Gum 15 is the birthplace and home of hot young stars. Beautiful and deadly,...
Black Hole Fireworks in Nearby Galaxy
A galaxy about 23 million light-years away is the site of impressive, ongoing, fireworks. Rather than paper, powder, and...
NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Lifts Off
The test vehicle for NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator rides on a balloon to high altitudes above Hawaii...
Not Much Force: Berkeley Researchers Detect Smallest Force Ever Measured.
Mechanical oscillators translate an applied force into measureable mechanical motion. The...
Researchers Create Quantum Dots with Single-Atom Precision
This image shows a quantum dot "molecule" consisting of three 6-atom...
Non-Destructive Tests Carried Out at Nanometric Scale in Iran to Characterize Hydroxyapatite
The aim of the research was to investigate the production method of a type of hydroxyapatite that is compatible with human body and has desirable mechanical properties such as higher strength and higher resistance against abrasion and scratch. During...
