On this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida on the way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon!
On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida while on its way to Jupiter.…
ICEYE establishes South Korea unit as it targets defense, intelligence and sovereign space growth in Asia
ICEYE has established a South Korean entity and appointed Eric Rhee to lead the business as the company…
Magnetic field first kills superconductor, then brings it back to life – Physics World
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In 1960, Turnbull refuge workers began reintroducing trumpeter swans; in 4 years, they moved 37 cygnets, and 21 lonely years later, Solo’s line revived hope in eastern Washington | World News
Two trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) swim together on calm water, with one bird raising its wings beside its…
Revealing how crabs make their escape
Intracellular recordings revealed the circuits that connect visual input to motor output. The decision to flee is triggered…
Warming potential of atmospheric black carbon modulated by particulate matter
Szopa S., et al. in Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis (eds Masson-Delmotte, V. et al.) Ch.…
Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut
Finding additional launch facilities … The policy document supports more efficient range scheduling criteria at federally owned spaceports,…
$37.5M NSF award aims to define new quantum frontiers, take technology from lab to field | CU Boulder Today
A scientific quest to build more accurate clocks, faster computers and new sensors to detect the faintest signs…
In 1999, a caretaker moved to an Australian island holding one of the world’s largest little penguin colonies; he stayed 25 years protecting its wildlife and lighthouse | World News
Gabo Island, Victoria, Australia. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons In 1999, Leo op den Brouw began what became a…
BioCryst is profitable. Now it wants to buy more rare disease drugs
CNBC Cures is proudly underwritten by Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, whose support enables our journalism to elevate stories…
Gong Zizheng, who led China’s planetary defence project, dies at 61
Gong Zizheng, a pioneer of space debris research and a key figure in China’s planned asteroid defence mission,…
India Surpasses 300 GW of Non-Fossil Power Capacity
India is comfortably on track to meet its goal to have 500 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil-fuel power capacity…