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Arianespace and ESA appoint an independent commission of inquiry

[ad_1] Vega VV17 flight failure: Arianespace and ESA appoint an independent commission of inquiry Press release from: European Space Agency Published: Wednesday 18 November 2020 On Tuesday, November 17, Arianespace announced the loss of the Vega VV17 mission, which carried two payloads: SEOSAT-Ingenio for ESA and TARANIS for the French …

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NASA’s map reveals a global shift since the Covid-19 blockade

[ad_1] What would a free pandemic be Was 2020? A new model created by NASA aimed to answer this question by revealing the dramatic effects the coronavirus blockade had on Earth’s atmosphere. NASA researchers created a computer-generated model that mapped what 2020 would look like without a global pandemic. The …

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Chromosomes look different than you think

[ad_1] This multicolored chromatin image was created using multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridization and super resolution microscopy. Credit: Xiaowei Zhuang laboratory In high school textbooks, human chromosomes are depicted as wobbly Xs like two hot dogs squeezed together. But those images are far from accurate. “90 percent of the time,” …

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The liquid telescope could help us see the first stars

[ad_1] Mothballed on NASA shelves were plans to see stars 13 billion years in the past. Now, a group of astronomers from the University of Texas at Austin want to brush up on ideas for a moon-based telescope and try to put them to good use. A proposed moon-based telescope …

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Small fins on owl feathers show the way to reduce aircraft noise

[ad_1] Credit: City University London A recent research study conducted by City, by Professor Christoph Bruecker of the University of London and his team revealed how the microstructured fins on owl feathers allow for silent flight and can indicate the way forward to reduce aircraft noise in future. Professor Bruecker …

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