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[ad_1] An asteroid discovered by Chinese astronomers will pass close to Earth next week, without posing a threat to the planet, sources at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Purple Mountain Observatory said Thursday. The asteroid was first identified by the observatory on 6 November. Observation stations in Croatia, the Czech …

[ad_1] NASA is underestimating the amount of time and money it will take to bring Mars rocks back to Earth over the next decade, an independent panel said Tuesday. The review committee suggested that NASA and the European Space Agency consider making it past the next launches in the 2026-2028 …

[ad_1] New epidemic diseases have an evolutionary advantage if they are of “intermediate” severity, the research shows. Scientists tested the theory that pathogens (pathogenic organisms) that inflict intermediate levels of damage on their host have the most evolutionary success. The study, led by the University of Exeter, Arizona State University …

[ad_1] The icy surface of the moon emits visible light, scientists have found. The largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, emits a large number of charged particles on its moon, which interact with its icy surface. This is why it shines in the dark. In a new study, scientists …

[ad_1] November 12, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Think about your favorite t-shirt, the one you’ve worn a hundred times, and all the abuse you’ve suffered. You’ve washed it more times than you remember, poured it over, stretched it, crumbled, maybe even burned it resting on the stove once. We put a …

[ad_1] FP trend12 November 2020 12:36:00 IST The Chang’e-4 spacecraft lander and rover resumed work for the 24th lunar day on the opposite side of the moon. Chinese news agency Xinhua quoted the China National Space Administration’s Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center to report that the lander woke up …

[ad_1] Astronauts for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission. Photo: SpaceX Luxembourg, 12 November 2020. – After years of design, development and testing, NASA has certified SpaceX’s Crew Dragon system for flights to the International Space Station (ISS), the agency announced. Crew Dragon is the first commercial spacecraft system capable of transporting …

[ad_1] Photo. ESA Luxembourg, 12 November 2020. – Spain’s SEOSAT-Ingenio Earth Imaging Satellite will be launched on a Vega rocket from French Guiana on 17 November, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced. SEOSAT-Ingenio carries a high resolution dual camera to view the Earth with a resolution of 2.5 meters. With …

[ad_1] It appeared in 1973, seemingly out of nowhere: a hole in sea ice off the coast of Antarctica. But this was no ordinary hole. It was so big it could swallow California. The mysterious opening remained in effect for the next three winters. Then it seemed to largely disappear …

[ad_1] The cell regeneration phenomenon describes the process in which functional cells begin to proliferate to compensate for the loss. The perfect examples are the skin, the liver, the organs that repair themselves after damage. For three decades, scientists have been examining the regenerative potential of beta cells, the pancreatic …