[ad_1] A distant rocky exoplanet was better than Tatooine, Luke Skywalker's home planet in "Star Wars," which is famous for having two suns in its sky. Scientists The Harvard Center for Astrophysics used NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Satellite Survey (TESS) telescope to locate the planet LTT 1445Ab and its three stars. "While the planet itself stays … Read more
[ad_1] Fast radio bursts are one of the most confusing phenomena of astrophysics. But a new discovery of eight new sources could help scientists understand the cause of these intense explosions of energy from distant galaxies. The newly discovered bursts come from repetitive sources, which means that they have been observed many times. Previously, only … Read more
[ad_1] Rabat – Palaeontologists from the UK's National Museum of History, in collaboration with their Moroccan counterparts, have discovered a new species of stegosaurian dinosaur. It is not only the oldest stegosaur defined ever discovered, estimated at 168 million years, but it is also the first stegosaurus in North Africa. Previously, stegosaurs have been found … Read more
[ad_1] At the foot of Langjokull, the second largest glacier of Iceland, on the black basalt sand of the Lambahraun lava field, scientists and engineers met for three weeks this summer to develop and test prototypes of rover and Martian drone. The project, known as SAND-E (semi-autonomous navigation for prison environments), is a collaborative initiative … Read more
[ad_1] Chandrayaan-2 has successfully entered the orbit of the moon and is now approaching its destination. In a very difficult maneuver, the Indian organization for space research (ISRO) carried out on Tuesday the insertion into lunar orbit of lunarcraft grown at home. #ISROToday (August 20, 2019) after lunar orbit insertion (LOI), # Chandrayaan2 is now … Read more
[ad_1] A fossilized primate skull the size of a chicken egg helped to better understand the evolution of the primate brain, including ours. The nearly complete skull, 20 million years old, is a rare specimen. It belongs to Chilecebus carrascoensis, a primate who traveled the Chilean Andes during the Miocene. The species is part of … Read more
[ad_1] Composite image in cryogenic microscopy showing lipid vesicles with incorporated piezo channels and the structure of the piezo channel (top). Topographic image of a single piezo channel under force recorded by high-speed atomic force microscopy (circle) and its lateral expansion in the membrane as a function of the force applied (right). Credit: Dr. Simon … Read more
[ad_1] After nearly two decades of work to help the US military accomplish national security missions, United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium rocket is ready to retire. Fortunately, you have one last chance to watch it live, on the ULA YouTube channel or here at Space.com. The Delta IV medium is expected to be launched … Read more
[ad_1] Space retreat Since 2015, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has made it clear that he really wants to neutralize Mars in order to transform it – and, presumably, make it a livable place for billionaires. But he could have a plan B in his sleeve that would not risk turning the red planet into a … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists know that methane is released from the mouths of the deep sea, but its source has long been a mystery. Now, a team from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in the United States, might have the answer. The analysis of 160 rock samples from the world's oceans provides evidence, they say, of the … Read more