For the first time, scientists have nailed down a source of fast radio bursts, one of astronomy’s most enigmatic phenomena. A dim dwarf galaxy 2.5 billion light years ...
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Eight years late and billions over budget, European officials flipped the switch Thursday on a satellite navigation system meant to rival the US-made GPS service that’s become a ...
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The long-running feud between Elon Musk’s space company and its fierce competitor United Launch Alliance took a bizarre twist this month when a SpaceX employee visited its facilities ...
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The Basics of Cell Culture In very simple terms, cell culture refers to the method used to remove a single cell or a strand of tissue from ...
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Earlier this year, record warm ocean waters triggered a massive coral die off in the Great Barrier Reef, prompting a flurry of scientific research into the underlying cause. ...
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In the 1970s, Stephen Hawking made an audacious prediction that black holes aren’t totally black; they evaporate over time, emitting tiny amounts of radiation in the process. Now ...
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A team of scientists has demonstrated how the natural movement of bacteria could be harnessed to assemble and power microscopic ‘windfarms’ – or other man-made micro-machines such as ...
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Nasa’s fireworks came early this year with a successful rocket test in Utah. On Tuesday, Nasa fired a booster intended to hoist astronauts into true outer space. The ...
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Indian Space Research Organisation has begun the 24-hour countdown for the launch of record 20 satellites in a single mission on June 22 from the Satish Dhawan Space ...
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Even though it was more than 3 million miles away from Earth when it zipped past us back in March, 252P/LINEAR made one of the closest encounters of ...
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