China is working toward the first launch of a next-generation, low-cost cargo spacecraft option for its Tiangong space station.
Qingzhou, meaning “Light Ship,” is being developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese…
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Are they really listening? Watch their blinks
Blinking is something people do automatically, much like breathing, without giving it much thought. While most scientific research on blinking has focused on eyesight, a new study from Concordia University explores a different connection. The…
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Study shows humans can detect buried objects without touching
Scientists believe that humans have a hidden sense of touch, called “remote touch,” that extends beyond the nerves in our fingertips.
In new experiments, volunteers detected objects buried in sand without making contact – successfully…
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US Official Time Standard Slowed Down Last Week Following Massive Storm : ScienceAlert
When a massive windstorm in Colorado last Wednesday indirectly disconnected more than a dozen atomic clocks from their system, it threw out the US official time standard.
These touchstone atomic clocks are housed at the National Institute of…
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Scientists Build Device That Generates Electricity From Earth’s Rotation
Physicists from Princeton University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have unveiled a tabletop experiment that appears to draw electrical energy directly from Earth’s rotation and magnetic field. Published in Physical Review Research,…
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Seeding opportunities for Black atmospheric scientists
Vernon Morris (outlined) with alumni from the atmospheric sciences PhD programme he established at Howard University in Washington DC.Credit: Vernon Morris
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Will Material from 3I/ATLAS Arrive on Earth? – Avi Loeb – Medium
- Will Material from 3I/ATLAS Arrive on Earth? Avi Loeb – Medium
- Latest Comet 3I/ATLAS news: Comet close approach today Space
- South African Telescope Detects Natural Radio Emission – And No Signal Of Technological Origin – From Interstellar…
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Patches of the moon to become spacecraft graveyards, say researchers | The moon
Patches of the moon are destined to become spacecraft graveyards where dead lunar satellites and other defunct hardware can be crashed into the ground, far away from sites of cultural and scientific importance, researchers say.
The number of…
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The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
Known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers on Earth, and its future evolution is one of the biggest unknowns when it comes to predicting global sea level rise.
The eastern…
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