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

[ad_1] An artistic concept of the Mars helicopter. (NASA / JPL-Caltech) With each passing day, scientists continue to accelerate their attempts to develop new technologies and find new ways to study the past environment as well as future possibilities on our neighboring planet, Mars. To learn about the past of …

[ad_1] This article originally appeared on VICE US. Bioluminescence, or life’s ability to emit light, is shown in the transient flashes of fireflies, the auroral glow of ocean plankton, and the mysterious lures of predatory animals. However, plants have never developed bioluminescence in nature, although scientists have tried to design …

[ad_1] The National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) caught the instellar comet, 2I / Borisov, shedding a massive amount of water. At its peak, the comet was shedding 30 liters of water per second, which is enough to fill up a bathtub in 10 seconds. The space agency’s analysis shows …

[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] A 10-year survey of tens of thousands of galaxies conducted with the Magellan Baade Telescope at Carnegie’s Las Campanas Observatory in Chile provided a new approach to answer this fundamental mystery. The results, led by Daniel Kelson of Carnegie, are published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. …

[ad_1] Scientists believe the world will see its first thermonuclear fusion reactor in operation by 2025. That is a difficult task in short, especially when you consider that fusion has been “almost here” for almost a century. Not to be confused with ordinary fission reactors, fusion reactors are Grails’ holiest …

[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] Not a cinnamon bun: A computer-generated perspective of the Mars north polar ice cap. Image: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin; NASA MGS MOLA Science Team Enigmatic features tucked inside two Martian impact craters could be the remnants of colossal ice avalanches, the largest of which traveled over 9 …

[ad_1] reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Apr 27, 2020 A team of military researchers and academics are investigating how changes in the size of the eye’s pupil can indicate a person’s cognitive status as a means of enabling teamwork with autonomous agents. The Army’s future battle space will require humans and …