science
Cambridge Scientists Unveil New Theory on Origins of Life's Building Blocks - SciTechDaily
N/A
Researchers at Cambridge University have identified a process called graphitization, which they theorize could produce essential life-building molecules like proteins, phospholipids, and nucleotides ...[Continue Reading]
SciTechDaily
16 days ago
Recent News (Science)
science
Voyager 1 was in crisis in interstellar space. NASA wouldn't give up. - The Washington Post
Joel Achenbach
For the past six months a team of engineers at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been trying to fix a glitchy computer. Three things make the repair job challenging: The computer is highly customi ...[Continue Reading]
The Washington Post
1 day ago
science
The Longest-Running Laboratory Experiment In The World Is Streaming Live Right Now - IFLScience
James Felton
At the University of Queensland, there is a display containing the longest-running laboratory experiment in the world. It has been running so long that two of its custodians have died before they eve ...[Continue Reading]
IFLScience
1 day ago
science
Scientists Discover First-of-Its-Kind Molecule That Absorbs Greenhouse Gasses - ScienceAlert
Clare Watson
A 'cage of cages' is how scientists have described a new type of porous material, unique in its molecular structure, that could be used to trap carbon dioxide and another, more potent greenhouse gas. ...[Continue Reading]
ScienceAlert
1 day ago
science
First Dream Chaser spaceplane needs more work when it gets to launch site - Ars Technica
Stephen Clark
Enlarge/ Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane inside a NASA test chamber in Ohio. 15 There is still some work to do to prepare Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane for its first mission, but th ...[Continue Reading]
Ars Technica
1 day ago
science
Space Junk Poses an Expensive Problem for NASA, Startups - Bloomberg
Bruce Einhorn
A satellite the size of a milk carton may show a way to prevent Earths neighborhood from turning into a junkyard. The Nimbus, scheduled to soar on an Elon Musk rocket 280 miles (450 kilometers) abo ...[Continue Reading]
Bloomberg
1 day ago