The FDC project conducts complex integrated small-scale flight research to validate the benefits of new technologies.
By modifying aircraft from FDC’s support fleet, the project enables aggressive, success-oriented flight campaign…
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World’s first solid-state battery retains 97.7% charge after 10 days
Finnish startup Donut Lab has just released the third independent test of its solid-state “Donut Battery,” showing it retains 97.7 percent of its charged capacity after remaining idle for 10 days.
The technology firm released the new…
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Nearby red dwarf star hosts at least four planets—with one in the habitable zone
In 2020, a study confirmed that two planets orbited the nearby red dwarf, GJ 887. Now, astronomers have confirmed the existence of two additional planets orbiting GJ 887 in a new study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The new study…
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Here’s Where You Can See Them
The northern lights are expected to light up the night sky across parts of the United States tonight, March 9, 2026. The dazzling auroras, caused by solar winds interacting with Earth’s magnetic field, will be visible in several northern…
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Protein aggregates in the liver may protect against alcohol-induced damage
Protein aggregates as hallmarks of severe alcohol-related liver injury
Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) remains a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver-related mortality worldwide, with few effective therapies. In…
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Antarctic sea ice rebounds in 2026, nearing average after four years
Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday.
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What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8)
This article is for students grades 5-8.
Pi is a number. You might know it as 3.14 or the symbol π. But it’s way more than that!
Pi is an irrational number. That means it goes on forever and it never repeats its sequence of numbers. Pi has…
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NASA Armstrong Director Brad Flick to Retire After 40 Years of Service
On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire Thursday, March 19, after a nearly 40-year career advancing aeronautics and flight research.
Flick began his NASA…
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Fruit Fly Brain Model Walks, Feeds Inside a Computer
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The emulation replicates 125,000 neurons and 50 million synapses to produce walking and feeding behaviors with 95% motor prediction accuracy, researchers said.
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Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities
March 9, 2026
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Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities
Speakers at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C., criticized the politicization of science and cuts to research that serves…
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