[ad_1] The space monster, christened by NASA's 2014 MV67 asteroid, could hit the Earth on one of the following three dates. The closest date of the potential cataclysm falls on April 3, 2019, less than two months away. After that, the asteroid MV67 is likely to hit our home planet again on March 22 and … Read more
[ad_1] Stanford University confirmed last week that it had launched an independent investigation into three members of its faculty who had been in talks with He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who received worldwide disapproval when he announced in November that he had produced the first genetically modified babies. Chinese authorities have released a preliminary investigation … Read more
[ad_1] Optical image showing a sample of hBNAG based on stamen of a flower. Credit: X. Xu and X. Duan Researchers at UCLA and collaborators at eight other research institutions have created an extremely lightweight and durable ceramic airgel. The material could be used for applications such as spacecraft, because it can withstand the intense … Read more
[ad_1] The NASA InSight lander has finally placed its thermal probe on the surface of Mars. Heat flow and physical properties (HP3) was deployed on February 12, about one meter from SEIS, the Landers seismometer. Soon he will begin to make his way through the Martian soil. If you start to get used to such … Read more
[ad_1] It's Valentine's Day, which probably means a lot of you who have totally forgotten to plan and have nothing to offer your favorite partner. Well, do not be afraid, because NASA comes with adorablely geeky electronic cards that are sure to make everyone smile. You have the choice of two dozen cards and you … Read more
[ad_1] Mars shows its south pole. ESA The red planet is sometimes considered a dead planet, but new research suggests that it may hide a rocky volcanic beating in its crust. In July 2018, an international team of scientists discovered that Mars was probably harboring liquid water under its southern ice cap. Using the data … Read more
[ad_1] <! – -> Portrait, attributed to Murillo, of Galilee observing the words "E pure si muove" ("And yet, it moves," is illegible in this image) scratched on the wall of his prison cell. Image via Wikimedia Commons. February 15, 1564. It was on this date that was born the astronomer, mathematician and Italian physicist … Read more
[ad_1] Scott Kelly is a former NASA astronaut who commanded the International Space Station (ISS) in Expeditions 26, 45 and 46. On March 27, 2015, Mr. Kelly was launched at Soyuz TMA-16M on the occasion of which marked the beginning of the year in the space. He detailed his career on social media by publishing … Read more
[ad_1] The classic sci-fi writer Jules Verne has already imagined an entire underground landscape at the heart of the planet, with prehistoric species and extinct plants. The book was well titled Journey to the Center of the Earth. We may not have found dinosaurs here, but new research reveals features of the underground world resembling … Read more
[ad_1] Copyright of the image MATT CURNOCK / TOO WATER JCU Legend The floodwaters extended more than 60 km offshore Dirty water from a flooding crisis in northern Australia has spread in parts of the Great Barrier Reef, subjecting it to tensions, have said scientists. The floods are the result of weeks of devastating rain … Read more