[ad_1] Dr. David Kring with students at Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona (aka Meteor Crater). Credit: Universities Space Research Association To train future explorers to support NASA's mission to return to the Moon's …
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[ad_1] Au cours de la dernière décennie, les chercheurs universitaires et en entreprise se sont tournés vers l'acide désoxyribonucléique en tant que moyen possible de stocker des données. Le stockage de données …
Read More »BepiColombo embarks on a mission on the planet Mercury
[ad_1] The two satellites of BepiColombo will separate shortly before going into orbit, then begin their separate scientific investigations. Europe's Mercury Planetary Orbiter will focus on collecting images and data on the …
Read More »Lungs preserved with refinement 120 million years ago, stunned scientists were studying early birds
[ad_1] ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. – The ancient organs seldom fossilize. Paleontologists were therefore stunned to find the incredibly well preserved remains of a lung belonging to a bird of the dinosaur era. …
Read More »Scientists prepare for expedition to the world’s deepest depths
[ad_1] (Reuters) – For the first time, humans will visit the deepest part of each of the five oceans, plunging to the sea floor using a two-person craft designed to withstand the …
Read More »Recently detected vibrations show that Earth's inner core is solid
[ad_1] The researchers report observing seismic waves crossing the inner core of the Earth, which allowed them to understand what it looked like: solid, but softer than expected. Scientists predicted that the …
Read More »Chinese city will launch an "artificial moon" to light the streets at night
[ad_1] Chengdu, a city in southwestern China, wants to launch a lighting satellite in 2020. The artificial moon would be eight times brighter than the real moon. Some fear that the plan …
Read More »Rocket Lab Selects NASA Facilities in Virginia as US Spaceport
[ad_1] Rocket Lab Selects NASA Facilities in Virginia as US Spaceport Rocket Lab said it would build the launch pad at the Atlantic Regional Spaceport on the east coast. The facility, dubbed …
Read More »Stephen Hawking claims ‘no possibility’ of God in last book
[ad_1] From his desk at Cambridge University and beyond, Stephen Hawking sent his mind spiraling into the deepest depths of black holes, radiating across the endless cosmos and swirling back billions of …
Read More »University alumni help identify a sea monster
[ad_1] Alumni from the University of Alberta helped identify the smallest specimen of Tylosaurus in the world. The Tylosaurus, found in Kansas, died about 85 million years ago, shortly after its birth. …
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