Now we know why the latest from SpaceX Starship prototype caught fire last week. The stainless steel vehicle, known as SN11 (“Serial Number 11”), was launched in a test flight last Tuesday …
Read More »SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule swaps docking ports on the space station – Spaceflight Now
The Crew Dragon “Resilience” spacecraft approaches to dock at the International Space Station on Monday. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now On the final stretch of nearly half a year on the …
Read More »New Web App Ranks Newly Detected Virus Overflow Risk – Current Leader: Coronavirus 229E (Bat Strain)
SARS-CoV-2 showed the world with devastating clarity the threat that undetected viruses can pose to global public health. SpillOver, a new web application developed by scientists at the University of California, Davis, …
Read More »NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has survived its first Martian night. See a live update today.
What about the ingenuity of NASA’s Mars helicopter? The first plane on Mars apparently survived its first night alone on the Red Planet and you can get the latest scoop with two …
Read More »This hydrogen fuel machine could be the ultimate guide to self-improvement
Guosong Zeng, a postdoctoral fellow in the Berkeley Laboratory Division of Chemical Sciences, at work testing an artificial photosynthesis device made from gallium nitride. Zeng, along with Berkeley Lab staff scientist Francesca …
Read More »NASA selects 9 scientists to join Korea’s 2022 Lunar Pathfinder Orbiter mission
Nine American scientists will join South Korea’s first lunar orbit mission to launch next year. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in …
Read More »New sneaky bacteria on the ISS could build a future on Mars
In mid-March, NASA Researchers announced that they had found an unknown life form hidden aboard the International Space Station. And they were fine with it. In fact, for an organization known for …
Read More »This stunning animation shows why Saturn’s rings are like a ‘mini solar system’
If star-jumping aliens ever visited our solar system, Saturn is probably the planet they would remember. The seven giant rings that surround its equator make Saturn the most distinct planet orbiting the …
Read More »NASA’s Mars helicopter survives only the first cold Martian night
On April 7, the restraints that have held rotor blades together since before launch are scheduled to be released. If the mission team reaches that milestone, the next few suns will involve …
Read More »SpaceX recovers a piece of debris discovered by a farmer
(More recent) – A chunk of debris from a flaming rocket seen streaking across the Pacific Northwest sky last week crashed onto a farm in eastern Washington state, authorities said. After the …
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