Space & Physics

Why it takes so much work to grow plants in space

Why it takes so much work to grow plants in space

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 27

In space, growing plants could be important for food, oxygen and even astronauts...

Bizarre worm lizard not seen for 90 years found by landmine removers

Bizarre worm lizard not seen for 90 years found by land...

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 24

A subspecies of the Somali sharp-snouted worm lizard was found by a landmine cle...

Quantum computer uses a time crystal as a control dial

Quantum computer uses a time crystal as a control dial

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 30

Making a strange state of matter called a time crystal inside a quantum computer...

World's biggest onshore wind turbine blades unveiled in China

World's biggest onshore wind turbine blades unveiled in...

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 35

A Chinese company is building wind turbines with 131-metre-long blades, the long...

Drought has hit the Panama Canal hard – can it survive climate change?

Drought has hit the Panama Canal hard – can it survive ...

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 22

A severe drought exacerbated by climate change and a lack of updated infrastruct...

How menopause can make menstrual cycles longer and more unpredictable

How menopause can make menstrual cycles longer and more...

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 27

Menstrual cycles change over time, but the menopause, and the time leading up to...

NASA Ames Hosts JAXA Leader to Discuss Space Science and Spaceflight

NASA Ames Hosts JAXA Leader to Discuss Space Science an...

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 19

Daniel Andrews, project manager for NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Explora...

JPL Workforce Update

JPL Workforce Update

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 19

Workforce statement and memo to employees. JPL statement issued on Feb. 6, 2024:...

First Artemis Moon Crew Trains for Return to Earth

First Artemis Moon Crew Trains for Return to Earth

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 28

NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman exits the side of a mockup ...

40 Years Ago: STS-41B, the First Flight of the Manned Maneuvering Unit

40 Years Ago: STS-41B, the First Flight of the Manned M...

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 39

On Feb. 3, 1984, space shuttle Challenger took off on its fourth flight, STS-41B...

This robot can figure out how to open almost any door on its own

This robot can figure out how to open almost any door o...

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 49

A robot that can learn to open most types of doors, cabinets, drawers and refrig...

Gamma-ray Bursts: Harvesting Knowledge From the Univers...

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 22

The most powerful events in the known universe – gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) – are s...

Sislyn ‘Pauline’ Barrett: Procuring the Perfect Engineering Services

Sislyn ‘Pauline’ Barrett: Procuring the Perfect Enginee...

SIN Feb 7, 2024 0 21

Procurement manager Sislyn “Pauline” Barrett takes great joy in helping people g...

The science and side effects behind the semaglutide weight loss drugs

The science and side effects behind the semaglutide wei...

SIN Feb 6, 2024 0 31

From how well they work to side effects such as hair loss, here’s the skinny on ...

Ocean thunderstorms generate the most intense lightning ever observed

Ocean thunderstorms generate the most intense lightning...

SIN Feb 6, 2024 0 42

An analysis of satellite observations has identified some extreme thunderstorms ...

NASA Tests New Spacecraft Propellant Gauge on Lunar Lander

NASA Tests New Spacecraft Propellant Gauge on Lunar Lander

SIN Feb 6, 2024 0 19

It’s easy to measure fuel in tanks on Earth, where gravity pulls the liquid to t...

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