Chickens are thought to be dumb. This animal is often used as an example of stupidity. However, scientists say that this could not be farther from the truth as chickens are incredibly smart and possibly empathetic.
Scientists from the University of Manchester recently tied the tightest knot using molecular strands.
A Harvard research has revealed that half of the 11 farthest known stars in the Milky Way galaxy were ripped from a nearby dwarf galaxy called the Sagittarius dwarf.
Outgoing US President Barack Obama has received various tributes as he prepares to leave office. Some of these tributes have come in the form of having animal species like a lizard, fish, parasite, and bird named after him.
According to research by Harvard scientists, a star can be ripped apart by the gravity of the black hole in Milky Way, forming hundreds of planet-sized gas balls that are flung throughout the galaxy at speeds of over 30 million kilometers per hour.
According to a team of US-based scientists, a new star will be created in the year 2022 as a result of a merger and explosion of a binary star. The scientists have predicted that the new star will be one of the brightest in the sky for about six months before gradually returning to its normal brightness.
A recent NASA study explains the mystery behind the micron-sized dust particles that seem to "levitate" several centimetres above the lunar surface even though there is no wind or flowing water on the moon to propel them up.
Solar activities such as coronal ejections or flares blast highly energetic particles into space. With no atmosphere, the Moon's surface is subjected to the harsh space environment. Luckily, Earth has atmosphere shielding from such radiations.
After a five-day delay, SpaceX will launch its Falcon 9 rocket on January 14, Saturday. This will be the company's first launch this year after a massive explosion last year.
NASA's Mars probe has been orbiting the Red Planet for more than a decade. Now, scientists have revealed a stunning image of Earth and the moon. This series of images were photographed all the way from Mars.
