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Supernova surprise creates elemental mystery

[ad_1] Cassiopeia A is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cassiopeia. Credit: NASA / CXC / SAO Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have discovered that one of the universe’s most important reactions can get a huge and unexpected boost inside explosive stars called supernovae. This finding also challenges ideas about how some of Earth’s … Read more

Solve a mystery that has puzzled biologists for over a century

[ad_1] Injection of CRISPR solution into crustacean embryos (Parhyale hawaiiensis). Credit: Heather Bruce It sounds like a “fair story” – “How the insect got its wings” – but it really is a mystery that has puzzled biologists for over a century. Intriguing and competing theories of insect wing evolution have emerged in recent years, but … Read more

First space debris clearance mission on Earth

[ad_1] In 2025, the first active debris clearance mission, ClearSpace-1, will assemble, capture and dismantle to retract the top of a Vespa (Vega secondary payload adapter) from the European Vega launcher. This was left in a phased-out orbit of approximately 800 km by 660 km altitude, in accordance with space debris mitigation regulations, following the … Read more

Mysterious meteor ‘explosion’ shakes upstate New York

[ad_1] A mysterious “explosion” rocked vast swathes of upstate New York on Wednesday, rocking homes, shaking windows – and confusing many people. Residents of central New York City called 911 from noon to report hearing – and feeling – the great boom. “I just felt an explosion that rocked our whole house in Syracuse. Hope … Read more