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SpaceX Dragon 2 cargo ship docks on International Space Station
SpaceX's next-generation, uncrewed Dragon 2 cargo ship has docked on the International Space Station Monday for the aerospace company's 21st contracted commercial resupply mission.The…
Scientists say they have come up with potential way to make oxygen on Mars
Transporting enough oxygen and fuel on a spacecraft to sustain the mission for anywhere near that length of time, however, isn't currently viable.The way NASA plans to address this…
Astronomers home in on a precise date for the universe’s birthday
How old is the universe? Astronomers have been homing in on an increasingly precise estimate for its age for decades. Now, a new research paper based on observational data gives of the…
Earth’s rotation sped up in 2020, we may need a “negative leap second”
Another weird thing about 2020: The planet sped up.
The planet's rotational speed often drifts around slightly, depending on changes in wind, ocean currents, or the sloshing around of…
A house-sized asteroid flies by Earth
The space rock came within 79,000 miles (127,000 kilometers) of Earth, or about one-third of the distance between the moon and Earth, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object…
Scientists reverse age-related vision loss, eye damage from glaucoma in mice
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Harvard Medical School scientists have successfully restored vision in mice by turning back the clock…
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft departs space station, will test new tech before
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday and is set to test new technologies before its fiery destruction when it returns to…
This Epic Space Cloud Is Nicely Summing Up Our Farewell to 2020
Sometimes, the Universe provides just the perfect method for expressing our feelings.A space cloud 7,500 light-years away has given us the most appropriate farewell we can think of for…
Researchers investigate ‘tech’ signal coming from neighbouring star Proxima Centauri-
FP TrendingJan 08, 2021 09:22:17 ISTResearchers from Penn State University are examining a signal that was detected by a radio telescope pointed at Proxima Centauri. It is the Milky Way's…