[ad_1] The surface of the Sun is a turbulent dance of gravity, plasma and magnetic fields. Just like the weather on Earth, its behavior may seem unpredictable, but there are patterns to find when you look closely. The first pattern to be observed on the solar surface was that of …
Read More »Amazed astronaut in SpaceX Capsule shoots the video of our planet
[ad_1] Look that. NASA astronaut Victor Glover exploded in Earth’s orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon ship last week. Shortly thereafter, Glover and three other astronauts safely docked at the International Space Station. Glover, the first black astronaut scheduled for an extended six-month stay on the space station, recently tweeted …
Read More »Wheat genome mapping reveals surprising variations in genes around the world
[ad_1] Scientists were surprised after sequencing the genomes of 16 wheat varieties. One of the most cultivated and oldest crops in the world, wheat is a genetically bizarre plant with 10 times more fertility genes than other cereal crops. While putting the building blocks of wheat on paper during the …
Read More »Wheat genome mapping reveals surprising variations in genes around the world
[ad_1] Scientists were surprised after sequencing the genomes of 16 wheat varieties. One of the most cultivated and oldest crops in the world, wheat is a genetically bizarre plant with 10 times more fertility genes than other cereal crops. While putting the building blocks of wheat on paper during the …
Read More »Wheat genome mapping reveals surprising variations in genes around the world
[ad_1] Scientists were surprised after sequencing the genomes of 16 wheat varieties. One of the most cultivated and oldest crops in the world, wheat is a genetically bizarre plant with 10 times more fertility genes than other cereal crops. While putting the building blocks of wheat on paper during the …
Read More »CNO solar neutrinos observed for the first time
[ad_1] Scientists who are members of the Borexino Collaboration have provided the first experimental evidence of the occurrence of the so-called CNO cycle in the Sun: they managed to directly detect the distinctive neutrinos generated during this fusion process. This is an important step on the way to better understanding …
Read More »Now it’s your turn, Eumetsat
[ad_1] It was a spectacular launch on November 21, when the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was lifted into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. After taking care of the Earth observation spacecraft during its first critical days and finding it at home in its new environment, ESA is …
Read More »Western student first to spot the asteroid whizzing past the Earth
[ad_1] For as long as he can remember, Cole Gregg has been interested in space. Last week, the Western University astronomy graduate student spent a night he will never forget when he spotted an undiscovered asteroid flashing in the night sky. Studying at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gregg …
Read More »Foreign vs. Own DNA: How an Innate Immune Sensor Tells the Difference
[ad_1] Scientists from EPFL and the Friedrich Miescher Institute used cryo-electron microscopy to explain how a DNA-sensitive biomolecule that is key to our innate immune response is inactivated when it comes into contact with the cell’s DNA. One biomolecule that has garnered considerable attention in recent years is cGAS, a …
Read More »SpaceX continues with Starlink tests, delays commercial service – Science & Tech
[ad_1] SpaceX will continue beta testing of its Starlink satellite broadband service into the next year, the company said on Tuesday at the end, indicating that the commercial service would likely not be offered in 2020 as previously planned. Hawthorne, California, SpaceX, Elon Musk’s private space exploration company, has launched …
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