[ad_1] A former NASA astronaut now employed by Axiom Space said the launch of SpaceX’s private astronaut would reuse the same Crew Dragon spacecraft that currently supports NASA’s Crew-1 mission in orbit. Currently, just weeks after the start of a planned six-month stay in orbit, potentially marking the longest uninterrupted flight of an American spacecraft … Read more
[ad_1] Enlarge / Proteins quickly form complicated structures that have proven difficult to predict. Today, DeepMind announced that it has apparently solved one of the major problems in biology: how the chain of amino acids in a protein folds into a three-dimensional shape that enables their complex functions. It’s a computational challenge that has withstood … Read more
[ad_1] This 1964 photo shows a Centaur top stage rocket. The 2020 SO space object could be one of them. NASA The moon shouldn’t be too jealous. Earth has another satellite right now, but this is only a temporary adventure. The exact identity of the object, named 2020 SO, is still a lingering question, but … Read more
[ad_1] The most powerful solar flare in more than three years erupted on November 29, 2020. (Image credit: NASA / SDO / AIA / EVE / HMI) The sun set off its most powerful solar flare in more than three years on Sunday (November 29). The solar flare, which is a sudden, bright explosion of … Read more
[ad_1] Through ESA / Hubble November 30, 2020 The Hubble Space Telescope image of a large expanse of space shows the galaxy SDSSJ225506.80 + 005839.9. Credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA, A. Zabludoff This large expanse of space captured with the The Hubble Space Telescope includes galaxy SDSSJ225506.80 + 005839.9. Unlike many other extravagant galaxies … Read more
[ad_1] A new species of bird dating to around 68 million years ago has been discovered on the island of Madagascar, and its unusual beak may provide new insight into the evolution of modern birds. Discovered from a single, nearly complete skull that was fossilized after being buried in muddy debris, Falcatakely is a crow-sized … Read more
[ad_1] A mysterious object will fly over Earth tomorrow and scientists are still not quite sure what it is. The object, dubbed 2020 SO by astronomers, will be “only” 31,605 miles from our planet at 3:50 a.m. ET on December 1, according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). This is an “extremely … Read more
[ad_1] Conceptual image of the ClearSpace-1 mission. Picture: THIS The European Space Agency has signed a historic agreement with Swiss Startto ClearSpace to clear a single piece of space debris by 2025. The price tag of $ 103 million is steep, but this mission – involving an orbit, mouth-shaped net—could herald the start of a … Read more
[ad_1] Terrifying moment school of huge hammerhead sharks at KNEE-DEEP charging water to a family in a boat off the coast of Queensland A family was sailing off the coast of southeast Queensland this weekend The family captured a close encounter with a school of hammerhead sharks A group of five hammerhead sharks swam to … Read more
[ad_1] TipRanks Billionaire Israel Englander Plays Money in 2 Strong Buy Shares After the mad rush of 2020, where does the market go from here? Major progress has been made in the race for the COVID-19 vaccine, but the near-term picture remains blurry, blurred by the resurgence of the virus and the stimulus deadlock on … Read more