[ad_1] Four astronauts arrived on the International Space Station on the first flight operated by a private company, and brought a guest with them. NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Japanese space agency JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi docked with the ISS on Tuesday afternoon. Kate Rubins of …
Read More »Astronomers propose to put “Ultimately Large Telescope” on the moon
[ad_1] Some astronomers are supporting the construction of an “Ultimately Large Telescope” on the moon for further research on the Big Bang. The idea is to create a telescope that will allow scientists to view and analyze the oldest stars in the universe, particularly those that formed after the Big …
Read More »NASA Reveals How Much Air Pollution Declined During Coronavirus Lockdowns | Science | news
[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic has led to lockdowns around the world, with experts immediately noticing a drop in carbon emissions around the world. Fewer planes were in the sky and fewer cars were on the roads, leading to a welcome disruption of carbon emissions across the planet. Air pollution has …
Read More »The first fast radio burst discovered in the Milky Way is repeating itself
[ad_1] The first radio flash discovered in the Milky Way is repeating itself as it travels from a magnetar – a neutron star with a strong magnetic field – 32,616 light-years away. The initial energy burst was first detected in April, and scientists have identified two more, confirming that the …
Read More »The prospects for life on Venus vanish, but they are not dead yet
[ad_1] Scientists had long considered Venus, which has a thick, acidic atmosphere, unsuitable for life.Credit: Detlev Van Ravenswaay / Science Photo Library The signs of phosphine gas in Venus’ atmosphere have faded somewhat, but are still there, according to a new data analysis. In September, an international team of astronomers …
Read More »The study maps the strange structural similarities between the human brain and the universe
[ad_1] A fascinating oddity of the Universe is that shapes and patterns can be found in extremely different contexts: the Golden Spiral can be seen in the human cochlea and in the shape of a spiral galaxy; the fractal geometry of the veins echoed in the ramifications of lightning. In …
Read More »NASA hosts a virtual event to take advantage of STEM and small business opportunities with minority colleges
[ad_1] official-logo-nasa-use-this-one.jpg Media are invited to the 15th edition of NASA’s Technology Infusion Road Tour, a virtual event on November 18-19, HBCU / Minority Serving Institutions (MSI). More than 1,200 HBCUs and MSI are attending this event with representatives from NASA offices and mission directions discussing the importance of partnerships …
Read More »Arianespace traces the cause of the failure of the Vega launch to “human error” – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] This frame from Arianespace’s live launch webcast shows an animation of the AVUM upper stage of the Vega rocket with the SEOSAT-Ingenio Earth observation satellite. Credit: Arianespace Reversed cables on the Vega rocket’s upper stage control system apparently caused the launcher to fall just minutes after takeoff Monday night, …
Read More »SpaceX CRS-21 mission to the Space Station: what’s on board
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Read More »Al-Hussein Prize for Cancer Research in the Arab World
[ad_1] King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Center chairman of the board, Princess Ghida Talal, has launched the King Hussein Award for Cancer Research, in memory of King Hussein bin Talal, and to consolidate scientific research in the field of cancer in the Arab world. The princess said: “The Hussein Prize …
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