9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (569+ words) Scientists have engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies called µBites. Developed partly for NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, the system can produce proteins, fats, vitamins, and even vanilla flavoring from waste…...

17+ hour, 26+ min ago   (953+ words) Venus looks pale yellow in ordinary visible light, but the view changes dramatically in ultraviolet wavelengths. There, dark and bright features sweep across the planet's upper sulfuric acid clouds. Scientists have observed these patterns for about a century, yet the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (699+ words) Scientists have discovered that Mercury’s surface contains far less silicon dioxide than previously thought, pointing to an unexpectedly hot volcanic past. The finding suggests ancient lava may have originated from deeper, more extensively melted parts of the planet’s mantle....

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (145+ words) High stakes leadership and landing on Mars Cross-border diffusion -- learning from lightning on Venus Why protect bootprints on the Moon? Unlike ancient footprints, cave drawings, and stone-age tools found here on Earth, the first traces of human activity on the…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (781+ words) Scientists have discovered that the Moon-forming collision may have depended heavily on how hot and physically strong early Earth and Theia were. New simulations found that some impacts create the familiar disk of debris that later becomes the Moon, while…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (262+ words) Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains exceptionally high levels of methanol, suggesting it formed under conditions very different from those that shaped most comets in our solar system. ALMA also revealed that tiny icy grains around the comet are releasing methanol like…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (685+ words) Astronomers have directly detected an extraordinarily faint radio signal from hydrogen gas billions of light-years away, demonstrating a promising new method for mapping the vast structure of the Universe. The international team, led by researchers at the University of Manchester…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (365+ words) Physicists have directly observed a long-predicted quantum effect of gravity, putting one of Einstein’s foundational ideas to a striking new test. Using ultracold atoms, researchers split an atom’s quantum wave so that one part was held in place while the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (251+ words) Deep beneath Mars, scientists have found evidence of enormous magmatic systems once thought to require Earth-like plate tectonics. Seismic measurements suggest molten rock repeatedly evolved and recycled itself through the Martian crust, potentially across hundreds or thousands of kilometers. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (400+ words) A huge 10-sided atmospheric pattern has appeared around Saturn’s south pole, giving the planet a surprising counterpart to its famous northern hexagon. Hubble data suggest the strange decagon only began emerging in the past few years and is still growing…...