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[ad_1] Artist’s impression of an exoplanet. Credit: ESA / ATG medialab, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO One of the properties that make a planet suitable for life is the presence of a weather system. Exoplanets are too far away to observe it directly, but astronomers can look for substances in the atmosphere that make a weather … Read more

[ad_1] China is holding a 40-day public vote to help select the name of its Mars rover which is currently approaching the Red Planet. The public can now vote for their favorites from a list of 10 names for the Tianwen-1 mission rover. The 10 names – Hongyi, Qilin, Nezha, Chitu, Zhurong, Qiusuo, Fenghuolun, Zhuimeng, … Read more

[ad_1] Scientists have revealed an incredibly detailed image of the moon’s surface showing objects as small as five meters in diameter, captured with reflected radar signals. The image, released by the United States National Radio Astronomical Observatory, shows the landing site of NASA’s Apollo 15 mission in 1971 and the surrounding jagged grooves and craters. … Read more

[ad_1] Tangle-web spiders are eight-legged engineers, making silk pulleys to catch oversized prey like lizards or even small mammals walking on the ground below. Until now, scientists weren’t sure exactly how arachnids were able to capture such heavy victims. For the first time, researchers have analyzed spider construction techniques and silk construction to trap and … Read more

[ad_1] NASA announced on January 27, 2021 that it would delay choosing which companies to go ahead with its competition for lunar landers. (Image credit: NASA) NASA has suspended its plan to choose which companies will continue to develop lunar landers for the Artemis Moon program. The agency quietly announced the delay, first reported by … Read more

[ad_1] Enlarge / Firefly Aerospace is targeting a mid-March launch for its Alpha rocket. Firefly Aerospace As Firefly Aerospace nears the launch of its Alpha rocket, with a first launch attempt slated for mid-March from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the company’s chief executive looks to the future. “The company is now at an … Read more

[ad_1] Physicists have developed a new method that enables the emulation of complex calculations at lightning speed. This could provide new insight into the quantum properties of strongly interacting matter, such as atomic nuclei and neutron stars. Illustration: Andreas Ekström and Yen Strandqvist / Chalmers University of Technology. Credit: Andreas Ekström and Yen Strandqvist / … Read more

[ad_1] Through US Army Research Lab February 1, 2021 Army-funded researchers are discovering how to make materials capable of self-propulsion, allowing materials to move without motors or hands. Credit: Yongjin Kim, UMass Amherst Army-funded researchers have discovered how to make materials capable of self-propulsion, allowing materials to move without motors or hands. Researchers at the … Read more

[ad_1] Earth got a bit of a fever in 2020, in part because of cleaner air from the pandemic lockdown, according to a new study. For a short time, temperatures in parts of the eastern United States, Russia, and China were up to one-half to two-thirds of a degree (0.3 to 0.37 degree Celsius) plus … Read more