Virgin Orbit Completes Key Drop Test Ahead of Orbital Test Flight

Virgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson’s small satellite launch company, announced today that it has successfully completed…

Arianespace and ESA Appoint an Independent Inquiry Commission

Arianespace announced today, July 11, 2019, the failure of Flight VV15 carrying the FalconEye1 satellite. This…

Brazil cotton farmers sue Bayer over patent on GMO seed

Brazilian cotton producers in the state of Mato Grosso on Thursday sued Bayer AG , seeking…

Arianespace Flight VV15 Vega – FalconEye1 – Mission Failure

Approximately two minutes after the Vega launcher’s liftoff, shortly after ignition of the second stage (Zefiro…

Space company Avio's Vega vehicle has launch failure

Italian space company Avio said on Thursday a Vega launch vehicle carrying a United Arab Emirates…

NASA shake-up in new race to the moon

As NASA scrambles to meet U.S. President Donald Trump’s mandate to return humans to the moon…

A moderate dose of novel form of stress promotes longevity

A newly described form of stress called chromatin architectural defect, or chromatin stress, triggers in cells…

How social movements can use virtual worlds

Online virtual worlds can help social movements raise awareness and create safe spaces for their members,…

Human pregnancy dependent on cells evolved in platypus-like animal 300 million years ago

Platelet cells, which prevent mammals from bleeding non-stop, first evolved around 300 million years ago in…

Bystander CPR less likely for black kids in poorest neighborhoods

African-American kids from the most disadvantaged areas are about half as likely to receive emergency bystander…