Scientists in the UK have recruited the world’s first participants as part of a new long-acting antibody study. If the treatment is effective, it may protect those who have already been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 from the development of COVID-19. “We know that this antibody mixture can inactivate the virus,” explains …
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Any species that reaches the stars is drawn at its fingertips. Probably more than once. A NASA post on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website is an iconic reminder of the tragedy that occurred in our spacefaring history. “After being tracked by radar and chased by a helicopter, the …
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In 2008, something unique fell out of the sky over Sudan, spreading across fragments in the vast and arid regions of the Nubian Desert. From above, this hurtful thing was known as Almahata Sita: a collection of about 600 meteorite fragments, which researchers worked hard to recover, and got its …
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Invisible structures created by the gravitational interaction in the solar system have formed the “space superhighway” network, astronomers have discovered. These channels enable rapid travel of objects through space, and can be used for our own space exploration purposes, as well as for the study of comets and asteroids. Using …
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Although Voyager probes left our solar system years ago, as they traveled through international space, they are still searching for cosmic rays exploding 23 billion kilometers (14 billion miles) away from our sun. A detailed analysis of recent data from both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 has now led to …
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