Category: 9. Sci-Tech

No tricks, but skywatchers may be in for an October treat when a newly discovered comet passes through our skies. Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) — or SWAN25B for short — looks to be heading our way.

The comet — named after the science…

“Our research team targeted the gene TcNPR3 because we learned from earlier studies that it acts as a molecular ‘brake’ on the plant’s natural defense system,” Guiltinan said. “NPR3 proteins — the family to which TcNPR3 belongs —…

Sept. 23 (UPI) — NASA officials are prepared to launch a mission that is designed to protect the Earth’s technologies against the potentially damaging effects of solar storms.

NASA and Space X officials have OK’d a Wednesday morning launch of…

Some NASA missions are designed for very specific tasks, but all of them help feed into our understanding of our universe, and in some cases our pale blue dot, work. A new mission to study one of the more esoteric parts of the atmosphere…

Minerals are the building blocks of rocks, and the types of minerals and their chemistry provide critical information about rock formation and history. On Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover, equipped with the Planetary Instrument for X-ray…

Most of the ordinary matter in the universe is hydrogen. But surprisingly, less than 20% of this hydrogen sits inside galaxies. The rest lies in the vast spaces between them – the so-called intergalactic medium.

This cosmic reservoir is…

Paleontologists have identified a new species of extinct crocodyliform from the fossilized remains of a juvenile individual found in southwest Montana, the United States.

They came from outer space: 75 mice, over 1,500 flies, cell cultures, microorganisms, plant seeds and more.

A Russian biological research satellite toting more than 30 experiments landed on Sept. 19 in the steppes of the Orenburg region after…