The final words from a cosmonaut were heard before he died in the abyss of space.
Many space-related milestones were hit in the 1960s, with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man in space in 1961, before American astronauts Neil Armstrong…
Category: 1. Edi-Choice
-
Scientists Made This Lung-on-a-Chip Breathe. Then They Gave It TB. : ScienceAlert
Tuberculosis has plagued humanity for thousands of years, and despite medical advances that can now help us prevent and cure it, the ancient bacterial disease still claims more human lives per year than any other infectious pathogen.
In a new…
Continue Reading
-
Bonobos are the only primates that don’t kill others in their species
As humans, we like to think we’re one of a kind. But pull the camera back and the picture gets simpler: humans, like every other species, run on instincts shaped by evolution.
One of those instincts kicks in when something outside the group…
Continue Reading
-
Heartopia animals guide
Before you can adopt cats or dogs, Heartopia’s animals need rescuing. I hate to see their little hungry faces, so I tear through the town looking for their feeding troughs, but it can be a touch difficult to find them. If you’re like me…
Continue Reading
-
I visited the largest collection of public telescopes in the US in Oregon’s high desert, and the dark skies blew me away
SUNRIVER, Oregon — Perfectly perched amid an expansive plateau of sagebrush, Ponderosa pines, and juniper trees in Central Oregon’s High Desert, the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory offers exceptional vantage points to observe all…
Continue Reading
-
ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: New commander to take charge soon
Refresh
New commander to take charge soon
The seven-member Expedition 74 crew poses for a festive portrait aboard the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module. In the front row, from left, are Kimiya… Continue Reading
-
This Island Spider That Deletes Half Its DNA, and Scientists Say It Shouldn’t Be Possible
A spider species found only on the Canary Islands is forcing scientists to rethink long-held assumptions about how evolution works. Rather than expanding its genome like most island species, Dysdera tilosensis has reduced its DNA content by…
Continue Reading
-
Mars May Have Hidden Liquid Lakes for Decades, Beneath Just a Thin Layer of Ice
A new climate model suggests that ancient lakes on Mars may have survived for decades beneath thin layers of ice that formed and melted with the seasons. The findings help resolve a long-standing contradiction between geological evidence of…
Continue Reading
-
SpaceX Will Attempt to Reach Mars by the End of 2026
SpaceX is moving quickly to position its Starship rocket for a potential uncrewed mission to Mars as early as late 2026, a milestone that, if achieved, would mark the first attempt by a private entity to send a spacecraft to another planet….
Continue Reading
-
Artemis II: NASA releases potential launch dates for return to moon
NASA is planning on rolling out the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad on Jan. 17 for a launch as soon as Feb. 6, Space.com is reporting.
NASA’s Crawler-Transporter 2 vehicle will carry the SLS-Orion stack from the…
Continue Reading