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Calibration Laboratory Provides Key Aircraft Support
At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Calibration Laboratory, more than 80% of what the staff does…
Shape shifting protocells hint at the mechanics of early life
Inspired by the processes of cellular differentiation observed in developmental biology, an interdisciplinary team of researchers…
Paxi on the ISS: Living in space
Our alien friend Paxi went to visit American astronaut Anne McClain on board the International Space…
Astronomers spy Europa blocking distant star – thanks to Gaia
On 31 March 2017, Jupiter’s moon Europa passed in front of a background star – a…
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Hawaii TMT: Desecrating sacred land or finding new frontiers?
Plans for a powerful new telescope on a sacred site in Hawaii have created rifts among…
Chinese rocket startup puts satellites into orbit for first time
A rocket developed by iSpace put satellites into orbit after a launch from a state facility…
Europe's record-setting heatwave to spike even higher
A dangerously intense heatwave across much of Europe is to spike even higher Thursday after already…
Russia hatches plan to become top tourist draw
Fancy a tank ride in the snow, then a night in a Tsarist-era palace? …