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[ad_1] Over 1,000 kilograms of so-called interplanetary dust are thought to fall on Earth every day. This dust is essentially an untold number of small faint meteors, discarded remnants of asteroids and comets that pass close to Earth. Two ways to study faint meteors are radar and optical observations, each …

[ad_1] Research from the International Space Station reveals the benefits of using bacteria to extract minerals from material found on the Moon and Mars. A specific bacterium is capable of extracting rare earth elements from volcanic rock under multiple gravity conditions. NASA has historically avoided contaminating its mission with bacteria, …

[ad_1] The professor. John Hurst, of UCL’s division of medicine, said: “Understanding the ‘long Covid’ is critical to helping people who have had this life-changing experience get back to health.” To monitor patients who had recovered from coronavirus, the team set up follow-up clinics to examine both psychological and physiological …

[ad_1] Asteroids contain gold, but to get it, microbes will have to go where no microbe has gone before. Experiments on the International Space Station have shown that the “biomination” process will work in microgravity conditions, in a discovery that could help the first space settlers collect the minerals they …

[ad_1] An artistic impression of the recently discovered extinct monk seal species Credit: Jaime Bran. Copyrigh: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa. The discovery, published today on Proceedings of the Royal Society B, fundamentally changes scientists’ understanding of how seal species around the world have evolved. It came after researchers …

[ad_1] HEAVENLY OBJECTS COME AND GO FROM OUR SIGHT INTO THE NIGHT SKY, as they fly or orbit the Sun. Whether it’s the Full Moon, a meteor shower or just the best night to see Mars, we’re here to direct your eyes to the sky and appreciate the wonders of …

[ad_1] Years of work, NASA certifies SpaceX’s Dragon ahead of the astronaut launch this weekendWKMG News 6 ClickOrlando SpaceX will begin its first fully manned ISS mission on SaturdayLivescience.com Photo: Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 ready for launch in pad 39ASpace flight now All Aboard Crew-1: Get your #LaunchAmerica boarding …

[ad_1] Emelia was horrified when poop landed on her hands and face A little girl was left crying and throwing up after tripping face down in the dog mess on the sidewalk. Five-year-old Emelia was walking home from school with her mom, Sarah Varley, yesterday when she did a somersault …

[ad_1] A type of North African pterosaur believed to be similar to that discovered by researchers at the University of Portsmouth. Davide Bonadonna Sifting through a shark fossil drawer earlier this year, British graduate student Roy Smith made a surprising and exciting discovery: the remains of a flying reptile that …

[ad_1] Over 1,000 kilograms of so-called interplanetary dust are thought to fall on Earth every day. This dust is essentially an untold number of small faint meteors, discarded remnants of asteroids and comets that pass close to Earth. Two ways to study faint meteors are radar and optical observations, each …