[ad_1] On August 17, 2018, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft got its first images of its target, the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. OSIRIS-REx was about 1.4 million miles (2.2 million kilometers) from Bennu at the …
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[ad_1] The NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft captured this image of a giant hole (dark area at the top) in the outside atmosphere of the sun, or corona, on September 11, 2018. …
Read More »Mars rover Curiosity of NASA breaks selfie dusty
[ad_1] This composite image of NASA's August 9, 2018 photos shows the Curiosity rover at Vera Rubin Ridge on Mars. A thin layer of dust is visible on the nuclear-powered rover, the …
Read More »Analyze Roadside Dust to Identify Potential Health Problems – ScienceDaily
[ad_1] Everyone knows that cars contribute to the pollution of the air. And when most people consider the source, the escape is usually what comes to mind. However, a new study conducted …
Read More »Scientific discoveries and women's support win Yale's Joan Lasker Award in 2018
[ad_1] Joan Argetsinger Steitz, a research scientist at Yale University, a pioneer in the field of genetics and a champion of gender equality in science, received the Lasker-Koshland Special Award 2018 in …
Read More »Wind and solar farms could bring down rainfall in Africa | Smart News
[ad_1] Expanding on 3.55 million square miles, the Sahara Desert sees its share of sunshine. But in addition to catching a serious sunburn, these energetic waves have a significant impact on the …
Read More »Is the hurricane season worse because of climate change? A scientist explains
[ad_1] HHurricane Harvey, with its historical rainfall volume over Texas, followed by a series of hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia in the North Atlantic Basin in 2017, sparked lengthy questions about the …
Read More »Everything you need to know about Nasa's moon-orbiting space station
[ad_1] Nasa is once again setting its sights on possible manned lunar missions. In December last year, US President Donald Trump signed a policy instructing the space agency to send astronauts back …
Read More »Why some researchers have advocated caution with editing CRISPR gene
[ad_1] Despite the excitement elicited by the CRISPR edition, the researchers insisted on the need to do too fast. Two recent studies have raised concerns that CRISPR may not be as effective …
Read More »"Mysterious radio bursts" in outer space detected by the artificial intelligence of extraterrestrial hunting
[ad_1] Thanks to artificial intelligence, unusual and "mysterious" radio explosions have been detected at 3 billion light-years. (Credit: REUTERS / NASA / Document via Reuters) E.T. may have tried to "call home", …
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