[ad_1] Saturn in 2006, backlit by the sun.Picture: NASA / JPL / Institute for Space Science (Fair use) Thirteen years ago, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was in orbit around Saturn, not yet through its first mission, when a set of onboard telescopes observed an unknown ultraviolet signal. The intriguing data was only recently inspected, however, and … Read more
[ad_1] This will be the first spacewalk experience for Glover, who is a few months away from his first space flight at the station. This will be the third spacewalk for Hopkins, who has already completed two spacewalks during his first six-month space station adventure from September 25, 2013 to March 10, 2014. Hopkins, Glover, … Read more
[ad_1] Here is the thermal probe from NASA’s InSight lander – dubbed “the mole” – on October 3, 2020, as the spike-shaped mole still tried to burrow into the red Martian soil. The copper-colored tape attached to the mole has sensors to measure the heat flux of the planet. NASA engineers have now ended this … Read more
[ad_1] The last SpaceX Starship the prototype can now be cleared for take-off. the Starship SN9 vehicle conducted its fifth static fire test on Friday morning (January 22), briefly firing its three Raptor engines at 9:59 a.m. EST (2:59 p.m. GMT) while remaining firmly on the ground at SpaceX’s facilities in South Texas, near from … Read more
[ad_1] One of the most common processes you can possibly think of is crystal formation. Every time you freeze water in ice cubes, for example, you create crystalline structures. There’s even a fun experiment you can do to grow salt crystals – with nothing more than table salt and water. But at the atomic level, … Read more
[ad_1] Finally, we finally have an interpretation of the “perfect” dinosaur asshole. Photo: Bob Nicholls / Paleocreations.com 2020 What you are about to watch is something quite extraordinary, something that has been described as “perfect” and “unique”. Direct your attention to the image accompanying this story, featuring two Psittacosaurus dinosaurs grazing on rocky terrain during … Read more
[ad_1] The Hubble Space Telescope captured this sharp view of NGC 4535, dubbed the “Lost Galaxy”. ESA / Hubble & NASA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST team There are a lot of gorgeous galaxies in the universe, but it’s hard to overcome a truly sublime spiral, the kind of galaxy that swirls sparkling curved arms … Read more
[ad_1] Cao Xuetao was cleared of any scientific misconduct, but still faces penalties. VCG via Getty Images By Dennis NormileJanuary 22, 2021 at 11:05 am A prominent Chinese scientist who has faced image manipulation allegations in dozens of articles has been cleared of serious misconduct, despite being ordered to correct “misused images” in the articles … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists at the International Space Station spotted a bright blue lightning bolt shooting upward from thunderstorm clouds. Blue jets can be difficult to spot from the ground, as electric shocks erupt from above storm clouds. But from space, scientists can observe this cerulean light show from above. On February 26, 2019, instruments aboard the … Read more
[ad_1] Jonathan Weissman’s team watched cancer cells spread over the doomed mouse. Designed with a bioluminescent enzyme, they first appeared in scans as a small navy blue diamond lodged near the heart; a week later, like a flared triangle on the mouse’s upper body, with streaks of green and two distinct bright red centers of … Read more