Development of a Mars Lidar (MARLI) for Measuring Wind and Aerosol Profiles from Orbit

Abstract: Our understanding of the Mars atmosphere and the coupled atmospheric processes that drive its seasonal…

Swift and NuSTAR Observations of GW170817: Detection of a Blue Kilonova

Abstract: With the first direct detection of merging black holes in 2015, the era of gravitational…

Apodized Pupil Lyot Coronagraphs Designs for Future Segmented Space Telescopes

Abstract: A coronagraphic starlight suppression system situated on a future flagship space observatory offers a promising…

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Optical Telescope Element and Integrated Science Instrument Module (OTIS) Cryogenic Test Program and Results

Abstract: In 2017, the James Webb Space Telescope Optical Telescope Element and Integrated Science Instrument Module…

Filipinos plan more diggings where new human species found

Archaeologists who discovered fossil bones and teeth of a previously unknown human species that thrived more…

Microbes in the human body swap genes, even across tissue boundaries: study

Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one another at a higher rate than…

A Three-Dimensional Thermodynamically Based Function for the Progressive Failure of Unidirectional Composites

Abstract: A thermodynamically-based work potential theory for modeling progressive damage for laminated, unidirectional composites assuming plane…

Millennials hurt most by middle class squeeze: OECD

The middle class is getting squeezed and it is the millennial generation above all that is…

Wear Trends of the HERMeS Thruster as a Function of Throttle Point

Abstract: A series of short-duration (200 h) wear tests were conducted with two Hall Effect Rocket…

Rapid urbanization increasing pressure on rural water supplies globally

An international team of researchers has carried out the first systematic global review of water reallocation…