[ad_1] Walking on the moon will require more than a rocket and a capsule: NASA wants to assemble a mini-station in lunar orbit, called Gateway, where astronauts will stop before their descent to the lunar surface. – AFP photo COLORADO, April 12 – In the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, Alan Campbell, project manager for … Read more
[ad_1] A new study reveals that a new missing human lineage who lived in New Guinea and who has crossed paths with modern humans The genetic differences of this lineage compared to other humans make it a group as distinct as our nearest missing relatives, the Neanderthals and the Denisovans, the scientists added. Although modern … Read more
[ad_1] Space researchers captured everyone's imagination on Earth by releasing the very first picture of a black hole at the beginning of the week. Now, it has been given a name: Powehi. It was decided that the mysterious space object would have a Hawaiian name, because two of the eight telescopes used to make the … Read more
[ad_1] The "very first" experience with sea floor diggers is helping scientists to unravel a great prehistoric mystery: what happened when Jurassic sea creatures fell to the bottom of the ocean? To find out, the scientists deposited three alligators at the bottom of the oceans and filmed what was happening next. <p class = "canvas-atom … Read more
[ad_1] Black holes are the undisputed titans of the cosmos. These collapsed stars are so dense and massive that even light can not escape their gravitational claws, making them invisible. Do not be afraid: we can now "see the invisible", according to astronomers who unveiled Wednesday the first picture of the black hole and its … Read more
[ad_1] A supraglacial pond on the Plaine Morte Glacier, the largest glacier in the European Alps. Credit: Mr. Huss According to new climate models, the glaciers that cover the European Alps could disappear by 2100 if global warming due to human activity increases significantly over the next decades. "In a bad case, everything will be … Read more
[ad_1] Imagine that you are trying to take a photo of an orange that is on the moon with your smartphone. It seems impossible. This is what scientists have tried to capture the image of a black hole in space. Despite the heavy task, an international team of more than 200 researchers unveiled Wednesday the … Read more
[ad_1] PICTURE: The University of Illinois graduate, Arshan Nasir, and colleagues from Illinois and Korea have studied the genetic exchanges between microorganisms associated with humans. Nasir is now a postdoctoral fellow at Los Alamos … view more Credit: Photo courtesy of Carlos Trujillo from Los Alamos National Laboratory CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Bacteria in the human … Read more
[ad_1] Breaking News Emails Receive last minute alerts and special reports. News and stories that matter, delivered the mornings of the week. SUBSCRIBE April 12, 2019, 9:01 pm GMT By Ben Collins Katie Bouman, a researcher who helped create the first image of a black hole, quickly gained Internet fame on Thursday for her role … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain The origin of Kiruna type iron oxide apatite ores has been the subject of much debate for more than 100 years. In a new article published in Nature Communications, a team of scientists presents unequivocal new data in favor of a magmatic origin of these important iron ores. The study … Read more