[ad_1] Impression of the artist on Jinguofortis perplexus, a very modern bird of the early Cretaceous.Illustration: Chung-Tat Cheung The discovery of a 127 million year old fossil in northeastern China fills an …
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[ad_1] NASA's Cassini spacecraft data revealed that seem to be giant dust storms in the equatorial regions of Titan, the moon of Saturn. The discovery, described in an article published on September …
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Read More »US wants Russia's participation in Lunar Gateway despite Roscosmos's skepticism – NASA chief
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[ad_1] A songbird (Dickcissel, Spiza americana). The birds are able to sing thanks to a unique organ called syrinx. Credit: John Bates, Field Museum The birds sing of the heart. While other …
Read More »The fossil of the Chinese Cretaceous highlights the avian evolution
[ad_1] <a href = "https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/gfx/news/hires/2018/chinesecreta.jpg" title = "A fossil bird that's 127 million years old, Jinguofortis perplexus (right reconstruction, illustration of Chung-Tat Cheung), second earliest member of the Pygostylia short-tailed birds. Credit: …
Read More »Creating the Moon Base: A Key Opportunity for the Australian Space Agency: CSIRO – Xinhua
[ad_1] CANBERRA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) – The Australian Space Agency has the ability to help establish a human base on the moon, according to the country's top scientific body. In its space …
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[ad_1] NASA says its recently launched ice, cloud and land elevation satellite will measure the Earth's melting ice with "unprecedented accuracy" thanks to an advanced laser system. The US Space Agency launched …
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