Space & Physics

Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word 'vitamin'

Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word 'vitamin'

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 38

Biochemist Casimir Funk realised that certain compounds in our diet are essentia...

Does trophy hunting actually help animal conservation?

Does trophy hunting actually help animal conservation?

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 30

It may seem counterintuitive, but trophy hunting leads to a lot of land being pr...

First gene-edited meat will come from disease-proof CRISPR pigs

First gene-edited meat will come from disease-proof CRI...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 33

Pigs that have been given genetically engineered immunity to porcine reproductiv...

LGBTQ people seen as needing more protection online than Christians

LGBTQ people seen as needing more protection online tha...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 43

A study of around 9000 US adults has found that people are more in favour of rem...

Odysseus spacecraft is the first private mission to land on the moon

Odysseus spacecraft is the first private mission to lan...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 25

Intuitive Machines has landed its Odysseus spacecraft on the moon, making it the...

Odd quantum property may let us chill things closer to absolute zero

Odd quantum property may let us chill things closer to ...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 23

We can already cool objects with fridges and with lasers. Now there is a third c...

NASA Instruments Will Listen for Supersonic X-59’s Quiet ‘Thump’

NASA Instruments Will Listen for Supersonic X-59’s Quie...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 32

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is unique – it’s designed to fly faster than t...

Climate benefits of planting forests might be overestimated

Climate benefits of planting forests might be overestim...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 21

The warming avoided by planting CO2-absorbing forests could be around 15 to 30 p...

Famous supernova left a blazing hot neutron star at its centre

Famous supernova left a blazing hot neutron star at its...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 23

Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that a nearby sup...

Meet the Creators, Part 4: Two New 2024 Total Eclipse Posters

Meet the Creators, Part 4: Two New 2024 Total Eclipse P...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 21

Total solar eclipses reveal the Sun’s outer atmosphere – the corona – a white, w...

NASA Invites Media to Speak with Artemis II Moon Crew, Recovery Team

NASA Invites Media to Speak with Artemis II Moon Crew, ...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 41

Media are invited to speak with the four Artemis II astronauts on Wednesday, Feb...

Crucial chemical for life can form in conditions found on early Earth

Crucial chemical for life can form in conditions found ...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 26

Pantetheine, which helps enzymes to work and is found in every organism, can be ...

NASA Awards Spaceflight Development, Operations Contract

NASA Awards Spaceflight Development, Operations Contract

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 13

NASA has selected Sierra Lobo Inc. of Fremont, Ohio, to support spaceflight hard...

Shanghai from Space

Shanghai from Space

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 23

While the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the East China Sea...

Math, Mentorship, Motherhood: Behind the Scenes with NASA Engineers

Math, Mentorship, Motherhood: Behind the Scenes with NA...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 19

Engineering is a huge field with endless applications. From aerospace to ergonom...

Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young Supernova Remnant

Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young ...

SIN Feb 23, 2024 0 17

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission f...

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