Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Catch a falling rocket with a helicopter? Yes, that's the plan Small rocket builder Rocket Lab USA Inc is gearing up for a mission that seems … [+1826 chars]
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) Even before they cut the ribbon, a tripod-mounted prototype sensor was tracking the sun on the roof of NASA-Langley Research Centers just-opened Measurement Systems Lab.Langleys fir… [+3986 chars]
Berkeley, April 30: Researchers from the University of California have argued that human ground expedition on Mars can be powered by solar energy harvesting. Modern science has exposed the red planet… [+4323 chars]
An artist’s concept of a future biomanufacturing lab on Mars, powered by photovoltaic (solar power) technology. It will also synthesize food and medicines, and manufacture other needed materials, whi… [+4613 chars]
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) Even before they cut the ribbon, a tripod-mounted prototype sensor was tracking the sun on the roof of NASA-Langley Research Centers just-opened Measurement Systems Lab.Langleys fir… [+3986 chars]
Before we begin, let's start with a little riddle, shall we? "Everyone is attracted to me, and everybody falls for me. What am I?" Since you've clicked on the heading of this article, you'll probab… [+23130 chars]
Even astronauts have bedtime routines. In a new video, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer shares what it's like getting ready for bed while living in space aboard the International Spac… [+2584 chars]
Collapsing ice shelves on the eastern coast of Antarctica has revealed something never seen before: a landform that might be an island. But this is not the first newly revealed island off the Antarct… [+2591 chars]
COLUMBIA, S.C. Fifty years after his Apollo 16 mission to the moon, retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke says he's ready for the U.S. to get back to lunar exploration. Part of that effort, Duke said … [+3227 chars]
A new experimental method transferred the mirror-image forms of chiral molecules into different rotational states more efficiently than ever before. Credit: Johannes Bischoff Chirality, while not a … [+3860 chars]
Tiny crystals unearthed in South Africa contain evidence of a sudden transition on the planet’s surface 3.8 billion years ago. These crystals, each no bigger than a grain of sand, show that around t… [+4582 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope, located 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, has completed the alignment phase of its science instruments, which are now operational, NASA announced. Its four powerful… [+1460 chars]
