Technology & Innovation
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At Home in Space presents the challenges and benefits of a permanent human presence in low Earth orbit. The knowledge gained from the Space Shuttle and Space Station programs informs where we go next and what we do there. The ability to launch,. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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Even though the brain structures of birds and mammals are different, a new study suggests that crows and primates have similar decision-making nerve cell circuitry.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 19 “superbugs” that currently pose a threat to human health in the United States, plus another six that are being monitored as potential threats.
At the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, surround yourself with the planes and spacecraft that set records, charted new courses, and made history.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Nancy Roman Space Telescope are revealing the universe’s earliest chapters in extraordinary detail.
The gas orbiting Sagittarius A (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, is rich in metals, researchers at McGill University’s Trottier Space Institute have found.
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Researchers were inspired by Lycurgus Cup, a chalice from the fourth century C.E. that appears opaque green under reflected light but wine red when lit directly. “To me, it’s magic,” the lead researcher says.
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The 14-day mission, slated for 2027, will serve as a test to see which company’s lunar lander performs better in low-Earth orbit. Both will practice docking, habitation and operational procedures essential for the return to the moon, planned for 2028