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11/24/2024 02:40:23 pm

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Vibration-simulating table

NASA Reveals Giant Vibrating Table to Test Orion Spacecraft

This apparatus will simulate the effects of intense vibration on the Orion booster during launch.

Pacific Ocean heat map

NASA Data Reveals Earth's Deep Oceans aren't Heated by Climate Change

New satellite data reveals deep ocean depths have had no significant temperature changes in almost a decade.

Nobel Prize

Trio Wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discovery of Brain 'GPS System'

The 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to three scientists who have ingeniously discovered the intricate mapping of the human brain's global positioning system along with the discovery of cells that allow this system to work.

Mars

NASA Plans to Put Astronauts In Deep Sleep During Space Missions

This process is also called torpor.

Print Your Own Comet 67P

The Rosetta probe have obtained the exact measurements of comet 67P and ESA has provided files for easy 3D printing.

Paisley Caves

Oldest North American Human DNA Evidence Found Inside Paisley Caves in Oregon

A team of archaeologists have recovered some fossilized feces that reveal the oldest evidence of human DNA in the Americas.

Dream Chaser

NASA Halts Billion Dollar Space Taxi Project Due to Sierra Nevada Protest

Boeing and SpaceX were awarded contracts amounting to US$6.8 billion for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Comet 67P/C-G

Rosetta Captures Intense Jets of Vapor from Comet 67P

ESA's Rosetta probe has captures stunning images of intense comet activity in a process called sublimation.

crystal grains

Crystal Grains Make Breathing Underwater Possible

Danish scientists have developed a synthetic substance that can potentially allow humans to breathe underwater.

Female American bullfrogs

American Bullfrog Invasion Threatens Other Animals along the Yellowstone River

A study reveals the rapid spread of American bullfrog populations is threatening biodiversity in Montana.

Earth

Scientists Discover How to Produce Oxygen Without Plants

Scientists have devised a method of producing oxygen in a single step, without the help of photosynthesis from plants.

Brain Neurons

How Curiosity Improves Memory and the Brain's Learning Capacity

A new study reveals that curiosity helps the brain absorb more information and sharpens overall memory.

Extroverts and introverts?

Sharks Apparently Have Distinct Personalities

A new study reveals that sharks can possess extrovert or introvert personalities in terms of social behaviour.

New map of the Earth's oceans and seas

Satellite Data Reveals Thousands of Underwater Mountains Never Seen Before

New data gathered from ESA and NASA reveals the ocean's uncharted regions.

An inert B61 nuclear bomb

The U.S. Keeps its Nuclear Weapons to Defend Against an Asteroid Attack

NASA and the U.S. government plan to utilize these nuclear warheads against an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.

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