Science
Well-behaved, Young Galaxy Surprises Astronomers
The young galaxy SDSS090122.37+181432.3, also known as S0901, is seen here as the bright arc to the left of the central bright galaxy.
- Read more
- 324 reads
Target on Mars Looks Good for NASA Rover Drilling
This two-step animation shows before and after views of a patch of sandstone scrubbed with the Dust Removal Tool, a wire-bristle brush, on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. Both images were taken April 26, 2014, by the Mars Hand Lens Imager on Curiosity's arm. The target rock is called "Windjana."
- Read more
- 315 reads
Stanford scientists create circuit board modeled on the human brain
The Neurogrid circuit board can simulate orders of magnitude more neurons and synapses than other brain mimics on the power it takes to run a tablet computer.
- Read more
- 413 reads
Fluorescent-based tool reveals how medical nanoparticles biodegrade in real time: May inform development of versatile drug carriers for therapeutic uses in patients
Nanoparticle disassembly causes a shift in the fluorescence pattern.
- Read more
- 431 reads
NASA Seeks External Concepts for Mission to Oceanic Jovian Moon
This image shows two views of the trailing hemisphere of Jupiter's ice-covered satellite, Europa. The left image shows the approximate natural color appearance of Europa. The image on the right is a false-color composite version combining violet, green and infrared images to enhance color differences in the predominantly water-ice crust of Europa.
- Read more
- 338 reads
NASA Puzzles Out Ozone's Ups and Downs
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured this photograph of Earth's atmospheric layers on July 31, 2011, revealing the troposphere (orange-red) to the stratosphere and above. Earth-observing instruments in space allow scientists to better understand the chemistry and dynamics occurring within and between these layers.
- Read more
- 335 reads
NASA's Spitzer and WISE Telescopes Find Close, Cold Neighbor of Sun
This artist's conception shows the object named WISE J085510.83-071442.5, the coldest known brown dwarf. This cool star-like body is as frosty as the North Pole (or between minus 54 and 9 degrees Fahrenheit). It is also the fourth closest system to our sun, at 7.2 light-years from Earth.
- Read more
- 338 reads
Simple Method Suggested for Hormone Determination by Using Nanoparticles
- Read more
- 310 reads
Drill Here? NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Inspects Site
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has driven within robotic-arm's reach of the sandstone slab at the center of this April 23 view from the rover's Mast Camera. The rover team plans to have Curiosity examine a target patch on the rock, called "Windjana," to aid a decision about whether to drill there.
- Read more
- 314 reads
Gold nanoparticles help target, quantify breast cancer gene segments in a living cell
A single gold nanoparticle, or monomer, appears green when illuminated (top left), while a pair of gold nanoparticles bound to an mRNA splice variant, or dimer, appears reddish (top right). Monomers and dimers also scatter light differently, as shown in the graph above.
- Read more
- 379 reads
Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020