Mars Rover Curiosity's Drill Malfunction Puts Organics Hunt at Risk
Scientists hoping for a more detailed look at organic material on Mars — possibly including molecules relevant to life — are patiently awaiting an act of engineering genius from NASA.
Since December, the team in charge of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has been working to resolve a problem with the robot's drill, an essential tool for obtaining powered samples from inside Martian bedrock for chemical analysis.
Such sample analysis already has shown that Mars once had ingredients and habitats suitable for microbial life. Curiosity also has found chlorinated organics, though their origins remain unknown.
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Scientists hoping for a more detailed look at organic material on Mars — possibly including molecules relevant to life — are patiently awaiting an act of engineering genius from NASA.
Since December, the team in charge of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has been working to resolve a problem with the robot's drill, an essential tool for obtaining powered samples from inside Martian bedrock for chemical analysis.
Such sample analysis already has shown that Mars once had ingredients and habitats suitable for microbial life. Curiosity also has found chlorinated organics, though their origins remain unknown.
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Mars Rover Curiosity's Drill Malfunction Puts Organics Hunt at Risk
Scientists hoping for a more detailed look at organic material on Mars — possibly including molecules relevant to life — are patiently awaiting an act of engineering genius from NASA. Since December, the team in charge of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has been…
Scientists Are About to Switch on a Telescope That Could Photograph a Black Hole's Event Horizon
Black holes are among the most fascinating objects in the known Universe. But despite the fact that they're suspected to lurk at the centre of most galaxies, the reality is that no one has ever been able to actually photograph one.
That's because black holes, as their name implies, are very, very dark. They're so massive that they irreversibly consume everything that crosses their event horizon, including light, making them impossible to photograph. But that could be about to change, when a new telescope network switches on in April this year.
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Black holes are among the most fascinating objects in the known Universe. But despite the fact that they're suspected to lurk at the centre of most galaxies, the reality is that no one has ever been able to actually photograph one.
That's because black holes, as their name implies, are very, very dark. They're so massive that they irreversibly consume everything that crosses their event horizon, including light, making them impossible to photograph. But that could be about to change, when a new telescope network switches on in April this year.
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Scientists Are About to Switch on a Telescope That Could Photograph a Black Hole's Event Horizon
Black holes are among the most fascinating objects in the known Universe. But despite the fact that they're suspected to lurk at the centre of most galaxies, the reality is that no one has ever been able to actually photograph one. That's because black holes…
Price of Lab-Grown Burger Falls from $325K to $11.36
Lab-grown meat could be on your plate within the next five years. For the past few years, the barrier to getting test-tube meat into the hands of consumers has been the cost of production. In 2013, it was around $325,000 to make this stuff in a lab, but the process has been refined, and the cost now is just $11.36.
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Lab-grown meat could be on your plate within the next five years. For the past few years, the barrier to getting test-tube meat into the hands of consumers has been the cost of production. In 2013, it was around $325,000 to make this stuff in a lab, but the process has been refined, and the cost now is just $11.36.
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Price of Lab-Grown Burger Falls from $325K to $11.36
Lab-grown meat could be on your plate within the next five years. For the past few years, the barrier to getting test-tube meat into the hands of consumers has been the cost of production. In 2013, it was around $325,000 to make this stuff in a lab, but the…
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NASA Scientists Have Proposed a New Definition of Planets, and Pluto Could Soon Be Back
NASA scientists have published a manifesto that proposes a new definition of a planet, and if it holds, it will instantly add more than 100 new planets to our Solar System, including Pluto and our very own Moon.
The key change the team is hoping to get approved is that cosmic bodies in our Solar System no longer need to be orbiting the Sun to be considered planets - they say we should be looking at their intrinsic physical properties, not their interactions with stars.
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NASA scientists have published a manifesto that proposes a new definition of a planet, and if it holds, it will instantly add more than 100 new planets to our Solar System, including Pluto and our very own Moon.
The key change the team is hoping to get approved is that cosmic bodies in our Solar System no longer need to be orbiting the Sun to be considered planets - they say we should be looking at their intrinsic physical properties, not their interactions with stars.
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NASA Scientists Have Proposed a New Definition of Planets, and Pluto Could Soon Be Back
NASA scientists have published a manifesto that proposes a new definition of a planet, and if it holds, it will instantly add more than 100 new planets to our Solar System, including Pluto and our very own Moon. The key change the team is hoping to get approved…
Here's What Happens Inside Your Body When You Flex Your Fingers
Hold your hand in front of you, palm up and fingers splayed. Now bend your fingers at their first joint past the knuckles.
Your hand should look a bit like a spider on its back, curling up its legs - that's your proximal interphalangeal joints (PIJs) bending.
Let your hand splay out again. This time, curl just your pointer finger and let it uncurl. Now do your ring finger.
What do you think is going on here? If you had to guess, where would you say the muscle involved is?
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Hold your hand in front of you, palm up and fingers splayed. Now bend your fingers at their first joint past the knuckles.
Your hand should look a bit like a spider on its back, curling up its legs - that's your proximal interphalangeal joints (PIJs) bending.
Let your hand splay out again. This time, curl just your pointer finger and let it uncurl. Now do your ring finger.
What do you think is going on here? If you had to guess, where would you say the muscle involved is?
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Here's What Happens Inside Your Body When You Flex Your Fingers
Hold your hand in front of you, palm up and fingers splayed. Now bend your fingers at their first joint past the knuckles. Your hand should look a bit like a spider on its back, curling up its legs - that's your proximal interphalangeal joints (PIJs) bending.…
Nasa to host major press conference on 'discovery beyond our solar system'
The event will see the revelation of major information about exoplanets, or planets that orbit stars other than our sun, according to a release. It made no further mention of the details of what would be revealed.
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The event will see the revelation of major information about exoplanets, or planets that orbit stars other than our sun, according to a release. It made no further mention of the details of what would be revealed.
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Nasa to host major press conference on 'discovery beyond our solar system'
Nasa is to host a major press conference on a "discovery beyond our solar system". The event will see the revelation of major information about exoplanets, or planets that orbit stars other than our sun, according to a release. It made no further mention…
Rogue Cosmic Rays From Outer Space Are Causing Havoc With Our Smartphones
Under Earth's protective magnetic field, we don't usually need to worry too much about the health effects of cosmic radiation – although it's something that's known to impact astronauts in space, and even passengers travelling in airplanes.
But the same can't be said for our technological systems – fierce solar storms can wreak havoc on Earth's communication networks, and new research shows that even ordinary levels of cosmic radiation can have a disruptive effect on our personal devices.
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Under Earth's protective magnetic field, we don't usually need to worry too much about the health effects of cosmic radiation – although it's something that's known to impact astronauts in space, and even passengers travelling in airplanes.
But the same can't be said for our technological systems – fierce solar storms can wreak havoc on Earth's communication networks, and new research shows that even ordinary levels of cosmic radiation can have a disruptive effect on our personal devices.
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Rogue Cosmic Rays From Outer Space Are Causing Havoc With Our Smartphones
Under Earth's protective magnetic field, we don't usually need to worry too much about the health effects of cosmic radiation – although it's something that's known to impact astronauts in space, and even passengers travelling in airplanes. But the same can't…
Scientists Just Found Evidence That Neurons Can Communicate in a Way We Never Anticipated
Researchers have discovered a brand new mechanism that controls the way nerve cells in our brain communicate with each other to regulate learning and long-term memory.
The fact that a new brain mechanism has been hiding in plain sight is a reminder of how much we have yet to learn about how the human brain works, and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and epilepsy.
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Researchers have discovered a brand new mechanism that controls the way nerve cells in our brain communicate with each other to regulate learning and long-term memory.
The fact that a new brain mechanism has been hiding in plain sight is a reminder of how much we have yet to learn about how the human brain works, and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and epilepsy.
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Scientists Just Found Evidence That Neurons Can Communicate in a Way We Never Anticipated
Researchers have discovered a brand new mechanism that controls the way nerve cells in our brain communicate with each other to regulate learning and long-term memory. The fact that a new brain mechanism has been hiding in plain sight is a reminder of how…
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BREAKING NEWS: NASA Has Discovered a Potentially Habitable 'Sister Solar System'
In one of the most significant exoplanet discoveries to date, NASA just announced that not one, but seven Earth-sized planets have been found orbiting the habitable or 'temperate zone' of a star just 39 light-years away.
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In one of the most significant exoplanet discoveries to date, NASA just announced that not one, but seven Earth-sized planets have been found orbiting the habitable or 'temperate zone' of a star just 39 light-years away.
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BREAKING NEWS: NASA Has Discovered a Potentially Habitable 'Sister Solar System'
In one of the most significant exoplanet discoveries to date, NASA just announced that not one, but seven Earth-sized planets have been found orbiting the habitable or 'temperate zone' of a star just 39 light-years away. Research suggests at least the inner…