Greenhouse gases exhaled during the eruptions that spawned the Medusae Fossae could have warmed Mars's surface enough for water to remain liquid at its surface.
Astronomers have been able to picture a black hole destroying a star in its vicinity, giving proof to the capabilities of the celestial body's energy.
Scientists have created the world's fastest computer at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, that can process more than 3 billion calculations per second.
NASA has confirmed that Mars will reach its closest point to Earth in 15 years. At this location, it will fall into sight on July 27.
Over the course of his adult life, Hawking suffered from a motor-neuron condition linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), diagnosed in 1963.
The broadcast will be beamed towards the nearest black hole, 1A 0620-00, which lives in a binary system with a fairly ordinary orange dwarf star.
Opportunity's power levels had dropped significantly by June 6, requiring the rover to shift to minimal operations and later to temporarily suspend science operations.
Scientists have also speculated that exomoons might provide a favourable environment for life, perhaps even better than Earth.
The storm has already affected a quarter of the surface of Mars, equivalent to the size of the entire American continent, and could surround the planet in a few days, as happened in 2001 and 2007.
To understand her unique vision, scientists at the Western University's Brain and Mind Institute in Canada conducted tests including functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to examine the real-time structure and workings of her brain.
Scientists have created a robot that is able to quickly draw and test blood samples, in an effort to quicken treatment methods.
The flight took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California and entered into the Class-A airspace, where commercial airliners fly, just west of Edwards at an altitude of about 20,000 feet.
According to ISRO, the request for qualification (RFQ) will be issued from Wednesday for a price of Rs 25,000 and a security deposit of Rs 400,000 has to be paid along with the application.
Neil Armstrong gave the vial of moon dust along with a handwritten note to Laura Cicco when she was 10.
Scientists have found through a new study that interplanteary dust, as seen in comets and asteroids, may hold major clues to the history of planet formation.
Scientists from the Massachusetts Insititue of Technology (MIT) have developed an arificial intelligence system, called RF Pose, that can hlp detect and correct postures of people, even if a solid wall were to come in between.
NASA has reported that its Mars probe Opportunity's operations have been temporarily shut down, given a dust storm that has hit parts of the Red Planet.
NASA' Juno spacecraft, that is collecting information about Jupiter, will orbit the gas giant till 2021, in order to complete its data collection process.
NASA has confirmed that the B-15 iceberg that broke off from the Ross Ice Shelf in 2000, will break off into smaller pieces soon, and will not be tracked for much longer.
Researchers have looked to control heart attack rates through an avatar-based app, called SAVE, that recognises systems and calls on emergency services.
