[ad_1] The moment a meteor enters Earth’s atmosphere like a burning fireball and crashes into the ocean near Australia is captured by the research ship’s cameras A research ship captures the moment a meteor entered our atmosphere The meteor was spotted at 21:30 UTC on Wednesday outside Tasmania Research has …
Read More »Phytoplankton performs photosynthesis, blooms under Arctic sea ice
[ad_1] Nov. 19 (UPI) – Phytoplankton, tiny unicellular algae, anchor marine food webs in terrestrial oceans. Now, new research suggests that tiny floating microorganisms play a central role in the functioning of the Arctic marine ecosystem. For decades, scientists have hypothesized that phytoplankton in the Arctic went dormant during winter …
Read More »Students discover hidden 15th-century texts on medieval manuscripts
[ad_1] Using ultraviolet fluorescence imaging, the RIT students revealed that a 15th-century manuscript leaf held in the RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection was actually a palimpsest, a manuscript on parchment with multiple layers of writing. The image on the left shows the document as it appears in visible light, while …
Read More »China prepares to launch mission to collect moon rocks | The moon
[ad_1] C.hina is preparing to launch her mission to return the lunar champion, Chang’e-5. On Tuesday, the 57-meter-long March-5 rocket was brought into position at the launch site of the Wenchang spacecraft in southern China’s Hainan province. This will be the fifth launch of the Long March-5. According to the …
Read More »China prepares to launch mission to collect moon rocks | Science
[ad_1] C.hina is preparing to launch her mission to return the lunar champion, Chang’e-5. On Tuesday, the 57-meter-long March-5 rocket was brought into position at the launch site of the Wenchang spacecraft in southern China’s Hainan province. This will be the fifth launch of the Long March-5. According to the …
Read More »Scientists map the distribution of bee species in the world | Biology
[ad_1] Using a unique and comprehensive checklist of bee distributions and more than 5,800,000 public records of bee presence, a team of researchers from China, the United States and Singapore described global patterns of bee biodiversity. Their results show that there are more bee species in the Northern Hemisphere than …
Read More »SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launch
[ad_1] Crew -1 NASA astronauts left to right pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Shannon Walker, Dragon crew commander Michael Hopkins, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut and mission specialist Soichi Noguchi and flight engineer Kate Rubins hold press conference aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, November 19, 2020 (NASA …
Read More »Researchers identify traits that could make someone a super-spreading virus
[ad_1] The speed of sneezing is shown for four different types of nose and mouth. A is an open nasal passage with teeth, B is an open nasal passage without teeth, C is a blocked nasal passage without teeth, and D is a blocked nasal passage with teeth. Credit: University …
Read More »Astronaut Noguchi Says SpaceX Ship Offered “Best” Flight for ISS – Japan Today
[ad_1] Astronaut Noguchi says the SpaceX ship offered the “best” flight for the ISSJapan Today SpaceX’s plans for a fleet of reusable Dragon spacecraft detailed by Gwynne ShotwellTeslarati Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launchPhys.org The astronauts on the space station discuss the SpaceX rocket, the dorms and Baby …
Read More »Can Drinking Coffee Regularly Help You Lose Weight?
[ad_1] The health benefits of coffee and the regularity with which we consume this caffeinated drink have long been debated. We seem to be told every few months that coffee is the worst thing for us or a means to a long and healthy life. Today, however, we are looking …
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