TAMPA, Fla. British microlauncher startup Orbex unveiled a full-scale prototype May 11 of what it hopes will be the first-ever vertical rocket launched to orbit from British soil. The 19-meter two-s… [+2739 chars]
NASA's most iconic space telescope has spotted a star that survived the violent death of its companion. When a massive star reaches the end of its life, it explodes in a brilliant burst of light, a… [+4392 chars]
Our electronics can no longer shrink and are on the verge of overheating. But in a new discovery from the University of Copenhagen, researchers have uncovered a fundamental property of magnetism, whi… [+4576 chars]
They're back. After traveling 75,060,792 miles during 177 days in orbit, NASA's Crew-3 mission returned to Earth on May 6 in SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, but the three NASA astronauts and a single Eu… [+3752 chars]
Scientists suspect that a “fifth force” may be at work in space. This force, which they believe is mediated by a hypothetical particle called a symmetron is responsible for creating invisible walls i… [+2881 chars]
NeuroMechFly, the first accurate digital twin of the fly Drosophila melanogaster, offers a highly valuable testbed for studies that advance biomechanics and biorobotics. This could help pave the way … [+5621 chars]
Poor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just some of the challenges faced by suffers of often-painful involuntary muscle spasms.However, an Edith Cowan Univ… [+3284 chars]
ByESA/HubbleMay 11, 2022 This is an artists illustration of a supermassive black hole that is inside the dust-shrouded core of a vigorously star-forming starburst galaxy. It will eventually become a… [+12291 chars]
ByYale UniversityMay 11, 2022 Bacteria producing nanowires made up of cytochrome OmcS. Credit: Ella Maru Studio Cooling Speeds Up Electrons in Bacterial Nanowires The ground beneath our feet and u… [+2448 chars]
A sounding rocket carrying NASA's Endurance mission launched today to investigate Earth's life-supporting secret - why does our planet support life, when other planets like Venus and Mars don't? The … [+1746 chars]
Chinese scientists discovered the most complete hadrosaurus embryo scientifically recorded so far after a detailed study of dinosaur egg fossil specimens. The embryo specimens are kept in a branch of… [+498 chars]
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