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[ad_1] The Apollo program demonstrated that humans could land on the Moon and do useful work, but due to logistical and technical limitations, individual missions were kept short. For the $ 28 billion ($ 283 billion adjusted) spent on the entire program, the astronauts only logged about 16 days in …

[ad_1] A coronavirus survivor recounted the traumatic reality of fighting the disease that killed her mother and infected four family members who are all key workers. Professor Carol-Ann Challoner praised our amazing NHS staff and said, “Some of the things I saw in the room will stay with me forever.” …

[ad_1] The last Supermoon of the year will light up the night sky this week. Nicknamed the Flower Moon, it will be bigger and brighter on Wednesday night, but it will also look huge tonight. March supermoon seen from BrazilCredit: AFP or licensors NASA explained on its website: “The next …

[ad_1] SpaceX satellites were visible in late April, baffling many stargazers who didn’t know what they were seeing. SpaceX has so far launched 422 satellites into orbit as Elon Musk, 48, expands his constellation of satellites that transmit the Internet. The Starlink constellation, which astronomers have called a monstrosity, could …

[ad_1] Scientists have shared the first detailed images of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, showing the multiplication of the deadly insect in the gut. The images were collected by an international team of researchers, led by the University of Dundee. They were taken under an ultra-powerful electron microscope and show virus particles …

[ad_1] A Chinese Long March 5B rocket goes up into space on Tuesday. Credit: CCTV Flying without astronauts on a demonstration flight into Earth orbit, a test model of a next-generation Chinese crew capsule took off Tuesday on a Long March 5B long-haul rocket, the same launcher configuration that will …

[ad_1] In the early morning of June 30, 1908, something exploded over Siberia. The event shattered the normal stillness of the sparsely populated taiga, so powerful that it crushed an area of ​​forest 2,150 square kilometers (830 square miles) in size, cutting down approximately 80 million trees. Eyewitness reports describe …

[ad_1] May 7 will mark the beginning of another Full Moon, and this is known as the Flower Moon. The Full Moon of May has several names, all of which connect it to the fact that it means spring, which are “flower moon”, “corn planting moon” or “milk moon”, although …

[ad_1] A dispute has arisen among scientists over a new report on the use of face masks by the general public as an approach to managing the spread of Covid-19 in the community. The report by a multidisciplinary group convened by the Royal Society called Delve – Data Assessment and …

[ad_1] As scientists work to understand the biology of the coronavirus that has infected millions of people worldwide, economists are struggling to make sense of the dramatic effects of the pandemic on world economies. The unprecedented situation is causing many economies, including that of the United Kingdom, to contract faster …