[ad_1] The giant squid was first filmed in Australian watersGuardian News A rare squid with “cranked” tentacles baffles scientists in disturbing new shotsLivescience.com Elusive and mysterious giant fin squid filmed by deep-sea explorersCNET Deep-sea sightings of a rare giant squid reveal some serious odditiesGizmodo An eerie footage captures the elusive …
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[ad_1] SpaceX will send four astronauts into low Earth orbit as part of its first manned operational flight to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew, consisting of a Japanese and three US astronauts, are scheduled to take off shortly after midnight on Sunday, on a rocket and capsule system …
Read More »The largest set of mammalian genomes reveals endangered species
[ad_1] A large international consortium led by scientists from Uppsala University and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard sequenced the genomes of 130 mammals and analyzed the data along with 110 existing genomes to allow scientists to identify which locations are important in DNA. This new information can help …
Read More »Graphics: What is China’s future plan for the space sector?
[ad_1] According to the development proposals of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP) made public last week, China is expected to double the key and basic technological development in the next 15 years. Pursuing innovation-driven development is the first of the tasks listed in the proposals. …
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[ad_1] The parachute for the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is tested in a wind tunnel at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Ames Mark your calendars – the agency’s latest rover has only about 8,640,000 seconds to land on the Red Planet, becoming …
Read More »Comparing 240 mammalian genomes helps geneticists identify disease mutations
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 A large international consortium led by scientists from Uppsala University and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard sequenced the genome of 130 mammals and analyzed the data along with 110 existing genomes to allow scientists to identify which locations are important …
Read More »Researchers model the source of the eruption on Jupiter’s moon Europa
[ad_1] On Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, powerful eruptions could eject into space, raising questions among hopeful astrobiologists on Earth: What would have exploded from mile-high plumes? Could they contain signs of extraterrestrial life? And where did they originate in Europe? A new explanation now points to a source closer to …
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[ad_1] The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with its Crew Dragon spacecraft containing NASA and Japan’s National Space Development Agency astronauts on top, is scheduled to take off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday (local time) bound for the Station. International Space. It will be the second time …
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[ad_1] The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with its Crew Dragon spacecraft containing NASA and Japan’s National Space Development Agency astronauts on top, is scheduled to take off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday (local time) bound for the Station. International Space. It will be the second time …
Read More »SpaceX will take NASA’s second crew to the International Space Station
[ad_1] The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with its Crew Dragon spacecraft containing NASA and Japan’s National Space Development Agency astronauts on top, is scheduled to take off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday (local time) bound for the Station. International Space. It will be the second time …
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