A recent study has shed new light on how dinosaurs came to rule the Earth by analyzing over 500 fossilized droppings (coprolites) from roughly 230 million years ago. The analysis shows that dinosaurs persevered because they were not picky eaters, eating...

NASA scientists have made an unexpected discovery in Greenland while studying climate change. A radar instrument onboard a NASA aircraft has uncovered an abandoned 'city under the ice', a relic of the Cold War that was once used as a military...

India’s first solar observation mission, Aditya-L1, has captured data that helped scientists estimate the precise time a coronal mass ejection began. This finding could help keep power grids and communication satellites safe from solar activities threatening infrastructure on Earth and space. What...

Researchers at MIT CSAIL have developed LucidSim, a novel system that uses generative AI and physics simulators to create diverse and realistic virtual training environments for robots. This could significantly accelerate the deployment of adaptable, intelligent machines in real-world environments. A Novel...

The world has exceeded the 1.5 degrees Celsius global temperature target set by the Paris Agreement in 2015, according to recent findings from the MIT Energy Initiative. Introduction The world has exceeded the target to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees...

MIT Scientists have developed a method to visualize potential impacts of a hurricane on people's homes using realistic satellite images. The team applied the method to Houston, generating images that accurately depicted what certain locations would look like after a storm...

A new theory suggests that Phobos and Deimos, Mars' moons, formed from the remains of a shredded asteroid after being captured by Mars' gravity. This idea is supported by computer simulations and an upcoming mission by the Japanese space agency may...

Astronomers have captured the first close-up image of a red supergiant star WOH G64 located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud dwarf galaxy. The star is approximately 2,000 times larger than the Sun and has been experiencing significant changes...

The rapid growth of satellite megaconstellations poses a potential threat to the stratosphere due to emissions of pollutants such as aluminum oxide, nitrogen oxides, and other metals. Researchers suggest incorporating environmental impact assessments into space mission design phases to mitigate this...

A new study proposes that the famous fossilized nest of juvenile Psittacosaurus dinosaurs and one older individual may have formed when a burrow they were sheltering in collapsed, contrary to previous beliefs that they were abruptly buried by catastrophic volcanic flows. A...