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[ad_1] When you look up into the night sky, the brightest thing in sight is the Moon for most of the month: our orbiting satellite and the closest celestial neighbor. Right now, thanks to a deadline set by Vice President Mike Pence, everyone is focused on that lunar surface: how …

[ad_1] Biologists studying bacteria collectives, or “biofilms,” have discovered that these so-called simple organisms have a robust memory capacity. Memory Prints: Researchers used light exposure to print a complex pattern (the old logo for the Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego, spread over an area slightly smaller …

[ad_1] Updated April 28, 2020 10:31:05 For more than two decades, Dr. Jason Roberts has been routinely observing underworld microscopes and observing the behaviors of some of nature’s deadliest nanometer-sized insurgents. Roberts, a senior scientist at the Victoria Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory in Melbourne, is also a virologist consultant to …

[ad_1] FP TrendsApril 28, 2020 12:01:01 IST The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said that a huge asteroid will pass Earth at a distance of 6.2 million kilometers on April 29. The space agency has named it Asteroid 1998 OR2. Asteroid 1998 OR2 is supposed to fly through …

[ad_1] A UCLA-led research team reports today that it has developed a new method of delivering DNA to stem cells and immune cells safely, quickly, and inexpensively. The method, described in the magazine. procedures of the National Academy of Sciences, could give scientists a new tool to manufacture gene therapies …

[ad_1] It was in 2017 that astronomers discovered Oumuamua, touted as the first interstellar object to reach the solar system. In 2019, an amateur astronomer discovered another interstellar object now known as 2I / Borisov. Now, a team of researchers has discovered a swarm of 19 asteroids that currently lurk …

[ad_1] The prototype of the SpaceX spacecraft will move away from Earth shortly, reports CNET. Next step: Raptor engine. RELATED: SPACEX REVEALS ITS STARSHIP ROCKET USER’S GUIDE FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY SpaceX spacecraft prototype nears launch SpaceX has increased production of next-generation stainless steel spacecraft prototypes. The last one, called …

[ad_1] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for ventilators worldwide has increased. And unfortunately, supply hasn’t been able to keep up, as many healthcare facilities have resorted to improvising their own fans, or doing what they have. This has made it very difficult for medical professionals to provide the …

[ad_1] SpaceX is building bigger and bigger rockets that Musk hopes can send larger telescopes into space. SpaceX SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told scientists on Monday that he would like to collaborate with astronomers to look deeper into space and perhaps even get clearer images of exoplanets that could harbor …

[ad_1] Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory built a ventilator for coronavirus patients in just 37 days. The fan, known as VITAL, can be produced to scale faster than traditional fans and could help increase the supply of life-saving hardware in the areas most affected by the pandemic. Visit the …