ISS astronauts harvest radishes in space

[ad_1] On Monday, NASA flight engineer Kate Rubins pulled out 20 radish plants grown in the space station’s advanced plant habitat, wrapping them in aluminum foil to store them in the cold until ‘they can make the trip back to Earth next year. Radishes are the latest type of fresh produce to be grown and … Read more

After a million-year journey, a meteor explodes over Syracuse in 2020

[ad_1] Syracuse, NY – A million years or more ago, a one-ton piece of rock escaped from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, bound for Syracuse. Rock and Earth, both pulled into orbits separated by the sun, have been slipping away for millennia. Until just after noon on Wednesday, when this meteor crashed into … Read more

East Coast meteor lights up skies from New York to Ontario

[ad_1] The fireball was rolling at about 56,000 miles per hour when it shattered into pieces. December 3, 2020 at 6:22 p.m. • 5 min read Share on FacebookShare on twitterSend this article by e-mail Pieces of a meteor were seen falling from the sky over the east coast of the United States and Canada … Read more

Watch crazy drone footage of Arecibo observatory collapse (video)

[ad_1] The end of an era came unexpectedly this week when the iconic Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed on December 1 exactly one month after its 57th birthday. And as it turns out, the whole thing was captured in spectacular drone footage that you can watch right here right now. Drone footage of the … Read more

Video on the collapse of the Arecibo telescope | HYPEBEAST

[ad_1] The sad news of the collapse of the Arecibo telescope is still being felt by many astronomers around the world. To give a glimpse of how the entire 820-ton receiver collapsed, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has just released official images of the disaster. The video (with sound) gives two angles: one from the … Read more

Astronomical events of December 2020: geminid meteor shower, total solar eclipse, “ great conjunction ” of Jupiter, Saturn

[ad_1] This holiday season will be even brighter thanks to three astonishing astronomical events in December – including the best meteor shower of the year and a “double planet” sighting! Geminid meteor shower The Geminid meteor shower will peak on the evening of December 13-14. AccuWeather described it as the best meteor shower of the … Read more

DeepMind’s AI Solves a Big Old Biology Challenge

[ad_1] Protein is essential for life, supporting virtually all of its functions. They are large, complex molecules made up of chains of amino acids. What a protein does depends primarily on its unique 3D structure. Understanding the forms in which proteins fold is known as the “protein folding problem” and has been a major challenge … Read more

Huge Puerto Rican radio telescope, already damaged, collapses

[ad_1] © Provided by The Canadian Press ARECIBO, Puerto Rico – A massive radio telescope already damaged in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century has completely collapsed. The telescope’s 900-ton receiving platform fell onto the reflector antenna on Tuesday more than 400 feet below. … Read more