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[ad_1] French Media AgencyOctober 23, 2020 6:11:12 PM NASA on Wednesday released its first images of a sampling operation carried out on the asteroid Bennu, which appeared to show a successful recovery of rock and dust, or as one official put it, “the kind of disaster we expected.” The US …

[ad_1] This artist’s illustration of Bennu and other asteroids represent the building blocks of the rocky planets in our solar system. Credit: NASA Asteroids have been orbiting the sun for thousands of millennia in deep space, like ancient storytellers, with clues to the formation of the solar system. POTThe first …

[ad_1] BEIJING, Oct 23 (Xinhua) – After US President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, some netizens on social media have linked the president’s infection to his vaccination history against the flu. They hold the view that flu vaccination can make people susceptible to the new coronavirus, …

[ad_1] Researchers are unraveling the mystery of a special type of beetle with an incredibly tough exoskeleton capable of withstanding extreme pressures up to 39,000 times its weight. Plus, it has one of the coolest names in the animal kingdom that perfectly describes it: the devilish armored beetle. This bug …

[ad_1] “How can we follow science when scientists are not in the least bit confused?” “Loud Scientists Losing Trust in Ministers”. Headlines like these are becoming more and more common in UK newspapers. Scientists are no longer seen as providing impartial and independent advice to the government. They are held …

[ad_1] There are more things that come with old age than graying hair and wrinkled skin. When humans reach their last years, they favor more established friends and their social circle is reduced. Now, for what appears to be the first time, scientists have seen the same behavior in another …

[ad_1] “One of the most fun ways to do engineering is to think of all the things that can go wrong,” says Olivia Billett. Billett is a Lockheed Martin engineer who led a team that designed and operated the science mission for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. This week, the rover appeared …

[ad_1] Facts about the diabolical armored beetle. PARIS – Looking forged in apocalyptic fires, the diabolical armored beetle has a formidable reputation for being able to withstand being stabbed or run over by a car. Now scientists have found a puzzle-like mechanism in their exoskeletons that helps the tiny creature …

[ad_1] (Photo: David McNew / Getty Images) PALMDALE, CA – MAY 20: SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy), the world’s largest airborne observatory that makes astronomical observations not possible even with the largest ground-based telescopes and taller is seen in the hangar of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center on May …

[ad_1] NASA may well have succeeded in its first attempt to sample an asteroid on Tuesday when its OSIRIS-REx probe landed for a few moments on the surface of the asteroid Bennu, kicking up a dramatic shower of rocks and dust. During its six seconds in contact with the surface, …