The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the Alpha Centauri star system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by an international team of scientists including researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE). The results, which you can read all about in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, reveal that the planet…
Month: May 2020
SpaceX Reaches for Milestone in Spaceflight – A Private Company Launches Astronauts Into Orbit at Low Cost
Today (May 27, 2020), two American astronauts, Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley, are planning to launch from the Kennedy Space Center on a mission to the International Space Station. If successful, this will mark the first time in nine years that American astronauts will launch into space from American soil. What’s even more…
🌞 Today’s Motivation ⏲️
“Science and technology are the keys to both our longevity and our demise. Our entire existence on this planet is a double-edged sword.” ~ By Rhys Darby
🌞 Today’s Motivation ⏲️
” Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response” ~ By Arthur M. Schlesinger
Using Light Waves to Accelerate Supercurrents to Access Forbidden Light and the Quantum World
Scientists are using light waves to accelerate supercurrents and access the unique properties of the quantum world, including forbidden light emissions that one day could be applied to high-speed, quantum computers, communications and other technologies. The scientists have seen unexpected things in supercurrents – electricity that moves through materials without resistance, usually at super cold…
Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 offer insights into virus evolution…..
By analysing virus genomes from over 7,500 people infected with Covid-19, a UCL-led research team has characterised patterns of diversity of SARS-CoV-2 virus genome, offering clues to direct drugs and vaccine targets. The study, led by the UCL Genetics Institute, identified close to 200 recurrent genetic mutations in the virus, highlighting how it may be…
🌞 Today’s Motivation ⏲️
“If co-operation, is thus the lifeblood of science and technology, it is similarly vital to society as a whole” ~ By Arthur Compton
Telescopes and spacecraft join forces to probe deep into Jupiter’s atmosphere….
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the ground-based Gemini Observatory in Hawaii have teamed up with the Juno spacecraft to probe the mightiest storms in the solar system, taking place more than 500 million miles away on the giant planet Jupiter. A team of researchers led by Michael Wong at the University of California, Berkeley, and…
NASA and SpaceX are ‘GO’ to Proceed for Launch of First Astronauts to Space Station from U.S. Since 2011
A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifting off on a Falcon 9 rocket at 4:33 p.m. EDT May 27, from Launch…
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