Living and working in space: radiation

[ad_1] Living and working in space requires human perseverance. Future missions will focus on exploration at greater distances from the Earth; on the Moon then on Mars. These missions will mean that humans will stay in space for long periods of time. For these goals to be achieved, NASA astronauts must be able to achieve … Read more

Tiny Bright Barcodes Help Researchers Identify DNA Molecules

[ad_1] "The idea is that everything has its heart rate," said Shalin Shah, senior author of the article, who holds a PhD. Electrical and Computer Engineering student at Duke University. The technique developed by Shah, in collaboration with computer professor Duke John Reif and postdoctoral researcher Abhishek Dubey of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, would … Read more

Crossable wormholes may exist, but they are not very useful for space travel, say physicists | Physics

[ad_1] Harvard University physicist, Daniel Jafferis, and his colleagues showed that there could be wormholes, theoretical portals in space-time that could create shortcuts for long journeys through the universe. Wormholes are predicted by the theory of general relativity. Digital Art of The Bossinas, Cortez III Service Corp., 1998. "But do not pack your bags for … Read more

Moon Saturn Titan may have 'ghost lakes' and caves

[ad_1] Imagine a world where the rain falls, gathers in lakes and ponds, infiltrates the surrounding rock and evaporates to no longer fall. There is just one catch: the world is the moon of Saturn, Titan, where the rain is not water; it's liquid methane. Two new articles explore how this oddly familiar, waterless "water … Read more

A billionaire plans a second mission on the moon for Israel

[ad_1] April 14 (UPI) – Billionaire Morris Kahn has announced plans for a second attempt to land a spacecraft, Beresheet 2, on the moon for Israel – a project that could take two years. Saturday, the president of SpaceIL said on Channel 12 Meet the press"We have started something and we have to finish it, … Read more

NASA Cassini reveals surprises with Titan lakes

[ad_1] On its last flyby of Saturn's largest moon in 2017, NASA's Cassini spacecraft collected radar data revealing that the small, liquid lakes of Titan's northern hemisphere are astonishingly deep, perched on hilltops and filled with methane. The new discoveries, published April 15 in Nature Astronomy, confirm for the first time the depth of some … Read more

Second mission of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy ace – Spaceflight Now

[ad_1] Photos captured by remote cameras on Launch Pad 39A show SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, which rises to the sky on Thursday night at the top of more than 5 million pounds of thrust. The three-core rocket, powered by 27 Merlin main engines, was launched from 39A platform at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in … Read more

Researchers find evidence of the existence of a new human species

[ad_1] Researchers say they found fossil bone and teeth of one previously unknown human species in the northern Philippines. Scientists have named the species Homo luzonensis in honor of the island of Luzon, where the discovery was made. Researchers recently reported this discovery in a study published in Nature. A team from the Philippines, France … Read more