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Exoplanet aurora is out of this world
An exoplanet like a hot Jupiter, orbiting close to its sun, would likely have an aurora up to 1,000 times brighter than one on Earth. Read more on exoplanet aurora.
July 22, 2011
Got greenhouse gases? At Idaho dairy farm, answer is yes
Scientists monitored greenhouse gases emitted from a dairy farm in Idaho, with 10,000 milk cows. The farm generated 37,000 pounds of emissions daily.
July 21, 2011
New types of water waves discovered by scientists
Wave experts at the France describe two newly discovered types of water waves in the July 2011 issue of Physical Review.
July 21, 2011
See the space shuttle in photos from final flight
Photos from STS-135, the historic final flight in NASA's space shuttle program.
July 21, 2011
Bonnie Dunbar on the end of the space shuttle era
Astronaut and engineer Bonnie Dunbar, who made five shuttle flights and helped build NASA’s shuttle program, reflects on the end of an era.
July 21, 2011
Brain imaging reveals that androids are creepy
In the first experiment of its kind, scientists used fMRI technology to shed light on the neural basis of the so-called "uncanny valley." Read more on brain imaging.
July 20, 2011
Hubble Space Telescope discovers fourth moon of Pluto
As the Hubble Space Telescope worked to support NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto, it also found a fourth moon for the dwarf planet, scientists announced today.
July 20, 2011
Southern lights seen from space
Pictures taken from the International Space Station and from Antarctica show a stunning green aurora in July 2011. Read more about southern lights.
July 20, 2011
Try a bigger fork if you want to eat less
Researchers have found that when diners confront a large plate of food, eaters with bigger forks eat less and leave more on the plate.
July 20, 2011
A cosmic superbubble
Nebula LHA 120–N 44 surrounds star cluster NGC 1929, appearing as a cosmic superbubble within the Large Magellanic Cloud. Read more and see the image.
July 20, 2011
