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Dozens of new viruses discovered in 15,000-year-old glacier ice
Scientists have collected viruses from almost-15,000-year-old ice samples, taken from glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau. Dozens…
New plasma rocket engine could propel astronauts to Mars and beyond
What should future spacecraft engines be able to do? One major goal would be for it…
Hubble Is Back! Risky Maneuver Saves The World’s Most Powerful Space Telescope
NASA has finally fixed its Hubble Space Telescope after weeks of troubleshooting a mysterious glitch. Read more at…
CRISPR halts coronavirus transmission in human cells
A new CRISPR treatment that halted coronavirus transmission in human cells could be the easy-to-distribute COVID-19…
CRISPR Breakthrough Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Virus Replication in Early Lab Tests
Scientists have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to successfully block the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in…
We Now Have Precise Math to Describe How Black Holes Reflect The Universe
A new set of equations can precisely describe the reflections of the Universe that appear in…
DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth. | Quanta Magazine
The DNA of some viruses doesn’t use the same four nucleotide bases found in all other…
NASA discovers possible signs of alien life on Saturn’s moon
Cassini spacecraft found methane on enceladus, which cannot be explained by any known geochemical processes. This…
This Is What It Means If You Got Pfizer & Had No Side Effects, Study Says
Pfizer recipients often had no or very mild side effects. Now, a new study sheds some…
Newly found mega comet may be the largest seen in recorded history
Comet is called comet c/2014 un271 or bernardinelli-bernstein. Icy body has a diameter of 62 miles…
Mind-Blowing ‘Inflatable’ Spinal Cord Implant Could Make Chronic Pain Relief Widely Available
Scientists have revealed a fascinating new design for an incredibly tiny, inflatable spinal cord implant, suited…
Is reality a game of quantum mirrors? A new theory suggests it might be
‘Reality, including ourselves, is nothing but a thin and fragile veil’: a new interpretation of quantum…
Hubble’s Main Computer Is Offline, And NASA Is Desperately Attempting to Fix It
The Hubble Space Telescope is currently offline. Read more at ScienceAlert…
Gigantic meteorite impact in Ukraine dated to 65 million years ago
Everyone’s familiar with the demise of the dinosaurs thanks to a massive asteroid that slammed into…
Challenger crew likely survived explosion before tragic plunge to Earth, book claims
Details about one of the US space program’s darkest moments are revealed in “The Burning Blue:…
Plasma wind tunnel annihilates satellite model in atmospheric reentry test
Satellite parts that melt away during reentry reduce the risk of space debris impacts on Earth.…
Earth’s fifth ocean just confirmed
The earth has finally attained popular recognition for its fifth ocean. A decision by the national…
A Single Telescope Has Detected Hundreds of Mysterious Radio Signals From Space
In just its first year of operations, a Canadian radio telescope has quadrupled the number of…
Line of galaxies is so big it breaks our understanding of the universe
An arc of galaxies stretching for 3.3 billion light years seems to contradict a core tenet…