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ISS astronaut first to photograph a Venus transit from space
International Space Station Expedition 31 crew will be the first people ever to see a Venus transit from space. ISS astronaut Don Pettit will be the first to photograph one.
June 2, 2012
ASU astronomers discover faintest distant galaxy
ASU astronomers have found an exceptionally distant galaxy, ranked among the top 10 most distant objects currently known in space.
June 1, 2012
Saturn’s moon rains water onto Saturn
One of the coolest things about the planet Saturn is its moon Enceladus. This moon is known to expel water and rain it down onto its parent world.
May 31, 2012
NIH scientists identify new HIV-inhibiting protein
NIH Scientists have identified a new HIV-suppressing protein in the blood of people infected with the virus. In laboratory studies, the protein, called CXCL4 or PF-4, binds to HIV such that it cannot attach to or enter a human cell.
May 31, 2012
Jay Harman froze a whirlpool to clean water
Nature likes spirals, from galaxies to shells. Jay Harmon used a natural spiral to design a "frozen whirlpool" for keeping water tanks clean without chemicals.
May 31, 2012
Anatomy of a thunderstorm in a cool photo
Here's a photo that really shows anatomy of a thunderstorm is constructed. The image was taken by was taken by researchers on NASA’s DC-8, a flying laboratory.
May 31, 2012
Delivery system for chemotherapy drugs
Researcher develops antibodies to target and destroy cancer cells. But a dangerous side-effect prompted researchers to seek a better delivery system to kill cancer cells.
May 30, 2012
Aquatic invasive species in Lake Huron
In only three years, Lake Huron went from a salmon fishing Mecca to a ghost of its former self from an aquatic invasive species. The economic loss huge.
May 30, 2012
Emissions from cookstoves vary with use
Emissions from cookstoves fills the air with the tantalizing aroma of dinner and a cloud of pollutants that threaten both health and the environment.
May 30, 2012
50-year cholera mystery solved by scientists
For 50 years scientists have been unsure how the bacteria that gives humans cholera manages to resist one of our basic innate immune responses. That 50-year cholera mystery has now been solved.
May 29, 2012
