[ad_1] Millions of years ago, in the warm Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, tuskless walrus species lived in abundance. But in a new study, Cal State Fullerton paleontologists have identified three new walrus species discovered in Orange County, and one of the new species has “half-tusks” – …
Read More »Amino acids can form long before stars and planets: study | Astronomy
[ad_1] Glycine and other amino acids form in dense interstellar clouds well before turning into new stars and planets, suggests a new study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the Leiden Observatory. An artist’s impression of glycine along with interstellar dark clouds in the laboratory. Image credit: …
Read More »SpaceX just launched its first full NASA crew on the Space Station on a landmark mission – CNBC Television
[ad_1] SpaceX just launched its first full NASA crew on the Space Station on a historic missionCNBC television SpaceX Crew Dragon: 10 breathtaking images and videos show the historic launchReverse NASA’s Historic SpaceX Mission Launches Team of Astronauts to the International Space Station | 5 News5 News Baby Yoda joins …
Read More »Quantum tunneling pushes the limits of self-powered sensors
[ad_1] Shantanu Chakrabartty’s laboratory has worked to create sensors that can operate with the least amount of energy. His lab has been so successful in building smaller, more efficient sensors, that they have encountered an obstacle in the form of a fundamental law of physics. Sometimes, however, when you encounter …
Read More »SpaceX astronauts use the Baby Yoda doll as an indicator of zero gravity
[ad_1] International Space Station astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule are using a tiny Baby Yoda doll as a zero-gravity indicator aboard the spaceship.See Baby Yoda in space is not surprising, but the little guy is usually accompanied by his partner- Mandalorian keeper – no Earth astronauts. That’s why …
Read More »A piece of the earth’s surface lies 400 miles below China
[ad_1] Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. The tectonic subduction process has extracted a piece of the Earth’s surface layer, or lithosphere, more than 400 miles below northeastern China, the researchers report. The study in Nature Geoscience offers new evidence …
Read More »Landscape mapping of cesium-based inorganic halide perovskites – ScienceDaily
[ad_1] HZB scientists printed and explored several compositions of cesium halide perovskites (CsPb (BrXI1 – x)3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)). In a temperature range between room temperature and 300 degrees Celsius, they observe structural phase transitions that affect electronic properties. The study provides a quick and easy method for …
Read More »Clear time boundaries for amber, copal and resin help in biodiversity loss studies
[ad_1] Copal of the Holocene in Colombia with closed insects and plant remains. Credit: Senckenberg / Solórzano-Kraemer In a study published today in the journal Nature Scientific reports, Senckenberg scientist Mónica Solórzano-Kraemer defines specific time periods for the terms amber, copal and resin. Together with researchers from the Universitat de …
Read More »Rain of celestial meteorites to light up the skies tonight
[ad_1] See the sky tonight as a celestial meteor shower is heading towards us. The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight (November 16) and tomorrow morning (November 17). Moonlit sky watchers can expect to see around 10-15 meteors per hour, reports the Daily Star. According to Space.com, more Leonid meteors …
Read More »Musk enters a new era of space travel
[ad_1] The SpaceX launch was the first time a private company has transported NASA astronauts November 16, 2020 – 8:13 pm Of Reuters Elon Musk’s SA-born space company SpaceX launched four astronauts on Sunday on a flight to the International Space Station, the first true NASA mission that sent a …
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