a)Schematic representation (not in scale) of the nanosatellite, comprising the lightsail (LS) and the payload (PL). b) Temperature analysis for different laser powers (P): 10 MW, 100 MW, 1 GW and 10 … [+2575 chars]
Biologists offer new insights into entities known as transposons, providing knowledge that could one day help in the fight against cancers and aging-related diseases.They are considered "parasitic ge… [+2656 chars]
Preparation and characterization of model Nb-MXenes MXenes are an interesting family of materials possessing unique and attractive physical and chemical properties, which leads to many potential app… [+36191 chars]
A recent research said the Sun has reached its middle age. The Sun is the source of life on Earth. It radiates light and heat, or solar energy, which makes it possible for various species to flouris… [+1766 chars]
Big bones from the extinct "thunder bird" or dromornithid, excavated in the northern reaches of the Flinders Ranges and near Alice Springs, have yielded new insights into their slow breeding patterns… [+4574 chars]
Good morning. I was going to email you this morning about Liz Truss, but the idea filled me with such dread that I thought: sod it, lets do the ineffable mysteries of the universe instead. On Christ… [+16095 chars]
The missing step in the formation of a lipid molecule that allows certain single-celled organisms to survive the most extreme environments on Earth has now been deciphered. This new understanding, … [+4751 chars]
<li>Dykens, J. A., Marroquin, L. D. & Will, Y. Strategies to reduce late-stage drug attrition due to mitochondrial toxicity. Expert Rev. Mol. Diagn.7, 161175 (2007). CAS PubMed Article G… [+22700 chars]
Late last month, Russia announced it would withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024. Space experts have been fretting about this possibility since the start of Russias war in Ukraine… [+10286 chars]
ByAmerican Institute of PhysicsAugust 23, 2022 The unmanned Skylab station was launched into orbit by a Saturn V booster. The Saturn V rocket carried humans to the moon and remains the most powerful… [+2720 chars]
NASA's Orion spacecraft will be launched in a few days from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on its mission to the Moon. The Airbus-built European Service Module (ESM) will power Orion to and from it… [+2936 chars]
Vertical profiles of the measured opacity of the Martian atmosphere (kext = d/dz, in km1) at 3.4 m as observed by ACS-MIR over mid-MY 35 to mid-MY 36. To highlight the seasonal variations of the clou… [+2126 chars]