Scientists Solve a Decades-Long Gamma-Ray Burst Puzzle
The magnetic field in gamma-ray bursts is scrambled after the ejected material crashes into the surrounding medium
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Solving the Space Junk Problem
Internationally agreed upon fees to put satellites in orbit could boost value of the space industry
How the Tiniest Particles in Our Universe Saved Us from Complete Annihilation
To overcome a complete annihilation, researchers say, the universe must have turned a small amount of anti-matter into matter, creating an imbalance between them
First Reported Occurrence and Treatment of Spaceflight Medical Risk 200+ Miles above Earth
The paper details a case of stagnant blood flow resulting in a clot in the internal jugular vein of an astronaut stationed on the International Space Station
A New Tomato Ideal for Urban Gardens and Even Outer Space
These new gene-edited tomato plants look nothing like the long vines you might find growing in a backyard garden or in agricultural fields
A Mission to Find the Next Earth
Astronomers present a concept for the next NASA flagship mission
Chinese Academy of Sciences Leads Discovery of Unpredicted Stellar Black Hole
The monster black hole is located 15 thousand light-years from Earth and has been named LB-1 by the researchers
With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: Oxygen
On Mars, oxygen behaves in a way that so far scientists cannot explain through any known chemical processes
At Future Mars Landing Spot, Scientists Spy Mineral That Could Preserve Signs of Past Life
A new study shows that the rover's Jezero crater landing site is home to deposits of hydrated silica, a mineral that just happens to be particularly good at preserving biosignatures
New Study Suggests 'Pac-Man-Like' Mergers Could Explain Massive, Spinning Black Holes
RIT associate professor Richard O'Shaughnessy contributes to study in Physical Review Letters