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[ad_1] The National Space Aeronautics Agency (NASA) Perseverance Rover that will land on Mars in February 2021 will have the most advanced pair of “eyes” ever sent to the surface of the Red Planet. The Mastcam-Z instrument to be mounted on the Perseverance Rover comes with advanced zoom capabilities that …

[ad_1] While SpaceX founder Elon Musk faces strong criticism for calling stay-at-home “fascists”, officials representing his space company and NASA are trying to allay fears about the coronavirus. They said Friday that in the run-up to a historic space launch scheduled for May 27, they are employing additional security measures …

[ad_1] -> Researchers have shown that small antibodies can block Rift Valley fever virus (above) from entering cells. LAGUNA DESIGN / Science Source By Mitch LeslieMay. 1, 2020, 6:40 PM For more than 20 years, researchers have tried with limited success to design antibodies in new treatments for bacterial and …

[ad_1] The Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft takes off from NASA’s Wallops flight facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, United States, on February 15, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen / Xinhua) “With these contractual awards, the United States is moving forward with the final step necessary to land astronauts …

[ad_1] the Stanford University the administration is considering options to reopen the campus for the fall semester. One possibility is to stay outside in a large tent, the student newspaper reported. Campus activity will resume in a “gradual restart,” President Marc Tessier-Lavigne told the newspaper. Visit the Business Insider home …

[ad_1] NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, and SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk, right, speak to press in front of the Crew Dragon that is preparing for the Demo-2 mission. NASA / Aubrey Gemignani NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine believes the billions his agency has invested in Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been …

[ad_1] A new NASA study shows that the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets lost 118 gigatons and 200 gigatons of ice on average per year. That would fill more than 127 million Olympic pools. According to NASA, the amount of ice lost could cover New York’s Central Park in ice …

[ad_1] Post-flight analysis of an impact crater on one of the solar wings deployed by the space shuttle Endevour in 1993 and recovered by the space shuttle Columbia in 2002. Credit: ESA During its 30 years in orbit around Earth, the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope has witnessed the …

[ad_1] NASA has formally recruited tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to return humans to the Moon in 2024. The independent space agency revealed Thursday that it had awarded $ 967 million in deals to three American companies in connection with their Artemis project: Musk’s SpaceX, Bezos’ Blue Origin, …

[ad_1] The sun appears to be much less active than similar stars in terms of brightness variations caused by sunspots and other phenomena, a “boring” personality, according to scientists, that may not be a bad thing for us Earthlings. Investigators said Thursday that an examination of 369 sun-like stars in …