NASA’s getting ready to send a VIPER to the Moon. Not the popular sports car but a rugged vehicle that can handle whatever the lunar surface can throw at it. The Volatiles Investigating Polar Explora… [+4686 chars]
Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image on March 14, 2021 (Sol 23) using its onboard Right Navigation Camera (Navcam). Photo: VCG" src="https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2021/2021-0… [+692 chars]
ByColumbia University School of Engineering and Applied ScienceJuly 27, 2022 Latent embeddings from our framework colored by physical state variables. Credit: Boyuan Chen/Columbia Engineering A new… [+5128 chars]
The Gale Crater was chosen as Curiosity’s landing site due to the likelihood that it once held liquid water and, indeed, the rover found evidence that confirmed it was actually a lake as recently as … [+2257 chars]
Scientists have discovered how naturally occurring but unstable molecules, known as free radicals, can control the fundamental process of cell division, which, when it goes wrong, can lead to uncontr… [+6012 chars]
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Today, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria re-launched its plant biodiversity website, VicFlora. The new portal features upgrades that allow users to identify Victoria's plants more easily. It is based on… [+3581 chars]
In an article recently published in the journal Optical Fiber Technology, researchers discussed the utility of functionalized D-shaped optical fibers for measuring heavy metal ion pollution. Study: … [+7850 chars]
Noctilucent clouds are rare high-altitude clouds that can only be seen under specific conditions. They appear during the summer months, after sunset, as thin wispy blue/silver streaks 'dancing' acros… [+10841 chars]
For South Africans, the word Huntsman brings to mind the spiders that tend to show up just before it rains. If you’re Australian, it also refers to a spider — but it’s large enough that you can count… [+1935 chars]
A team of mechanical engineers at Rice University in Texas has turned dead wolf spiders into “necrobotic” grippers. They undertook the project in a lab established by assistant professor Daniel Pres… [+1874 chars]
An enzyme that combats the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) may one day give scientists a potent new tool for reducing the amount of the gas in the atmosphere thanks in part to new findings publish… [+3620 chars]
