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The building blocks of life can form long before the stars: study

[ad_1] Scientists have shown that glycine, an important building block of life, can form under the harsh conditions that govern chemistry in space, indicating that the molecule can form in dense interstellar clouds well before they transform into new stars and planets. The study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, …

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The study investigates the similarities between the network of galaxies and the network of neuronal cells in the human brain

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 17, 2020 In their article published in Frontiers of physics, Franco Vazza (astrophysicist at the University of Bologna) and Alberto Feletti (neurosurgeon at the University of Verona) studied the similarities between two of the most challenging and complex systems in nature: the cosmic network …

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SpaceX Crew Dragon “Resilience” docks with the ISS

[ad_1] The crew joins two Russians and one American aboard the station and will stay for six months. The SpaceX Crew Dragon aircraft prepares to dock with the International Space Station on November 17, 2020. Image: @ SpaceX / Twitter WASHINGTON – A SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts is …

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Building blocks of life found in the comet by NASA researchers

[ad_1] Scientists have shown that glycine, an important building block of life, can form under the harsh conditions that govern chemistry in space, indicating that the molecule can form in dense interstellar clouds well before they transform into new stars and planets. The study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, …

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