China will launch an empty spacecraft to the Tiangong space station overnight tonight (Nov. 24), to provide a lifeboat for its 3 stranded astronauts currently living and working aboard.
A Long March 2F/G rocket is scheduled to launch the Shenzhou…

China will launch an empty spacecraft to the Tiangong space station overnight tonight (Nov. 24), to provide a lifeboat for its 3 stranded astronauts currently living and working aboard.
A Long March 2F/G rocket is scheduled to launch the Shenzhou…

Frontline communities are commonly described as groups most affected by environmental and social challenges. Marston et al….

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest pass of the Earth just under a month from now, coming within around 170 million miles of us.
Three months later, it’s expected to get even closer to Jupiter as it continues on…

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There are a number of candidates for the title of the quietest natural place on Earth. It’s difficult to pinpoint the absolute quietest natural location, as it is highly variable due to the influence of, for example, noise produced by wind,…

LMU researchers uncover the mechanism by which ribosomes raise alarms in the cell.
Ribosomes, the protein factories of the cell, are essential for all living organisms. They bind to mRNA and move along the messenger molecule,…

In a scene that could be out of a Pixar movie, two adorable robots crawled across a simulated surface of the moon in search of water. One rover even looks a bit like WALL-E.
The excursion is not for entertainment, however. It’s a recent…

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