[ad_1] SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon capsule has a name. The vehicle is called “Endurance,” NASA astronaut Raja Chari announced today (October 7). Chari is the commander of SpaceX Crew mission-3, which is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard Endurance on October 30. As the very first Endurance crew, Chari, fellow NASA astronauts … Read more
[ad_1] Surf the waves! Ducklings swim in line behind their mothers to reduce drag and propel themselves forward, study finds – a breakthrough that could revolutionize boating Scientists used a mathematical model to understand why ducklings swim in a row This training helps the ducklings to use “wave riding” and “wave passer” Findings could also … Read more
[ad_1] No need to stay up late for this meteor showerWJXT News4JAX A rare early evening meteor shower will blaze through the night sky this weekMLive.com Draconid Meteor Shower: See the stars “fly in the sky” when the “dragon” sparklesUNITED STATES TODAY Draconid meteor shower to peak on Friday nightWBNG-TV Is there an arid meteor … Read more
[ad_1] Key group fossils used to uncover the Eocene-Oligocene extinction in Africa with primates on the left; the carnivorous hyaenodont, top right; rodent, lower right. These fossils come from the Fayum depression in Egypt and are stored in the fossil primate division of the Duke Lemur Center. Credit: Matt Borths, Duke University Lemur Center Sixty-three … Read more
[ad_1] NASA is hoping that a new mission slated to launch next month will demonstrate a technique that could prevent an asteroid from hitting Earth. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, mission is directed by NASA to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. “DART will be the first demonstration of the kinetic impactor technique … Read more
[ad_1] Killer hornets, also known as Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia), are the largest wasps in the world. These hornets are naturally present in Asia, but humans have accidentally introduced them to North America where they pose a threat to native wildlife as they kill other insects, including little wasps and bees. The name “murderous … Read more
[ad_1] Mars-linked landers and rovers may not need to undergo such stringent clean-up procedures as before leaving Earth, a committee assessing planetary protection measures has found. Planetary protection is the art of trying to ensure that Earth germs do not gain a foothold in other worlds and vice versa. Since the 1980s, in the name … Read more
[ad_1] Presentation of the Chang’e landing site 5. Chinese National Space Agency Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center At the end of 2020, a Chinese space capsule delivered fresh moon samples to Earth for the first time in about four decades, and these precious moon rocks have just revealed a new detail about our planet’s … Read more
[ad_1] The complex submerged root system of a mangrove forest. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Scientists have discovered the origin of a mysterious mangrove forest landlocked in the heart of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Normally trees of this species – known as red mangroves, or mutilate Rhizophora – only grow in salt water, along tropical coasts. But this … Read more
[ad_1] NASA showed great confidence in the Boeing Starliner by transferring the astronauts who were to launch aboard the calamity capsule to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. The nautes concerned are Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, who were to participate in the Crew Flight Test and Starliner-1 missions respectively. Both were selected by NASA in 2013, after … Read more