In celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021, some of the female scientists made significant contributions in various branches of science.
The zero-gravity vegetable garden on the ISS has just harvested its second batch of radishes grown in space. Mike Hopkins, the lead astronaut, has conducted multiple experiments for the viability of fresh crops aboard the ISS.
Experts say Gliese 486b is just 24 light-years away and is just 30% the size of Earth. They say this kind of planet is what they've been dreaming about.
Astronomers say volcanoes might light up the night sky of an exoplanet named LHS 3844b. A recent study undertaken by researchers at the University of Bern revealed that the nightside of an exoplanet called LHS 3844b is tectonically active.
The University of Texas at Austin and other partners of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) announced the sixth mirror casting for the telescope, which is said to be an engineering marvel.
NASA Mars Perseverance rover flexes its arm on Mars for the first time. It is testing its components and confirmed nothing was damaged during the landing.
During solar storms in its outer atmosphere, the Sun releases potentially hazardous solar energetic particles that are potentially hazardous - and scientists have pinpointed a potential source of these particles.