Category: 7. Science

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Long March 12A’s Missed Landing After Successful Orbit

China’s ambitious attempt at launching a reusable rocket hit a snag with the Long March 12A. While the rocket successfully deployed its payload into orbit, the first stage…

9: Longest spacewalk (hours)

Since the first assembly mission in December 1998, there have been more than 270 spacewalks at the ISS. Initially, most of them were to help piece the station…

For example, researchers at Imperial College were investigating how certain “pirate phages”—these fascinating viruses that hijack other viruses—manage to break into bacteria. Understanding these mechanisms could open up entirely new ways…

Planets do not show up fully formed. They grow inside thick disks of gas and dust that hide almost everything.

For years, that mess has blocked a clear view of how solar systems take shape. Astronomers knew the basics, but the details stayed out…

Is complex social behaviour genetically determined? Yes, as a team of biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) together with colleagues from Bochum and Paris discovered while studying bees. They identified a genetic factor…

These analyses revealed less brain-wide availability of a specific kind of glutamate receptor, known as metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu5) in autistic participants. The findings support the idea that an imbalance of excitatory and…

These analyses revealed less brain-wide availability of a specific kind of glutamate receptor, known as metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu5) in autistic participants. The findings support the idea that an imbalance of excitatory and…

While the International Space Station (ISS) prepares for a watery grave in 2030, Russia is looking up — and spinning.

The Russian state rocket company, Energia, has officially secured a patent for a giant, rotating space architect,…