March 19, 2021 – An engineer who was involved early on in NASA’s efforts to launch the first astronauts into space and then led Mission Control through some of its most challenging …
Read More »The largest asteroid of 2021 will get closer to Earth | Space news
Scientists advise people not to panic when the giant rock, which poses no threat to the planet, will get closer on Sunday. The largest asteroid to pass Earth this year will make …
Read More »There is no good evidence that 5G harms humans, according to new studies
Public service announcement posters deployed last year in Melborne, Australia.Photo: William West / AFP (fake images) Concerns about the potential harms of 5G technology are overblown, according to two large new reviews …
Read More »New study shows microplastics become ‘hubs’ for pathogens, antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A single use of a facial scrub can release 5,000 to 100,000 microplastics into the environment. Credit: NJIT An average-sized wastewater treatment plant serving approximately 400,000 residents is estimated to discharge up …
Read More »The largest asteroid of 2021 will swiftly pass Earth THIS WEEKEND
A massive asteroid first discovered 20 years ago will hit 1.25 million miles from Earth on Sunday, before being launched into deep space, NASA revealed. Nicknamed 2001 FO32, it is twice the …
Read More »Titan’s largest crater could be the perfect crater for life | Sciences
An artist’s illustration of ancient impacts on Saturn’s moon Titan Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo By Jonathan O’CallaghanMarch 19, 2021, 11:30 a.m. M. Saturn’s icy moon Titan has long puzzled …
Read More »Ancient vertebrates may have had walking tools long before they left the ocean
The first vertebrates to walk on our planet could have done so in the depths of the great ocean, millions of years before their later relatives made the transition to land. In …
Read More »Laboratory one step closer to understanding how life began on Earth
Credit: Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain How did life begin on Earth and could it exist elsewhere? Researchers at Simon Fraser University have isolated a genetic clue, an enzyme known as RNA …
Read More »“Today is a great day for NASA!” – Mega Moon Rocket passes the key test, prepares for launch
The center stage of the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen on the B-2 test bed during a second hot fire test, Thursday, March 18, 2021, at NASA’s …
Read More »Stunning Hubble Images Capture Changing Seasons in Saturn’s Vast and Turbulent Atmosphere
POT‘s hubble space telescope is giving astronomers insight into the changes in SaturnVast and turbulent atmosphere as the planet’s northern hemisphere summer begins to fall, as shown in this series of images …
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