Astronomers Discover Eighth Planet Circling Kepler-90

The discovery of an eighth planet circling the distant star Kepler-90 by University of Texas at Austin astronomer Andrew Vanderburg and Goo...

Advanced Chemical Oscillator Offers New Level of Molecular Control

DNA molecules that follow specific instructions could offer more precise molecular control of synthetic chemical systems, a discovery that ...

A New and Improved Method for Measuring the Masses of Solitary Stars

Astronomers have come up with a new and improved method for measuring the masses of millions of solitary stars, especially those with plane...

Astrophysicists Show That Starving White Dwarfs Are Binge Eaters

University of Canterbury astrophysicist Dr Simone Scaringi has made an unexpected and exciting new discovery related to the way white dwarf...

Synthetic Protein Assemblies Encapsulate Their Own Genetic Materials and Evolve

Scientists have created computationally designed protein assemblies, which display some functions normally associated with living things, i...