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A Mars 'Hope': The UAE's 1st interplanetary spacecraft aims to make history at Red Planet

"If a small nation like us is able to achieve this kind of mission and get ourselves to Mars, then everything is possible." Shares. Comments (0). uae hope mars probe. A photograph of the UAE's Hope Mars probe seen before launch. (Image: © MBRSC).

The 'morning star' Venus is at its brightest for 2020 this week. Here's how to see it.

After putting on a great show in our evening sky during the first half of this year, dazzling Venus puts on a spectacular showing for early morning risers for the balance of 2020. It has established itself as a dazzling morning lantern, emerging into view from ...

NASA unveils new rules to protect the moon and Mars from Earth germs

"We're trying to balance the interests of the science community, the interest of the human exploration community and the interest of the commercial community." Shares. July 9, NASA released two new NASA Interim Directives which aim to implement planetary ...

CERN: physicists report the discovery of unique new particle

The LHCb collaboration at CERN has announced the discovery of a new exotic particle: a so-called "tetraquark". The paper by more than 800 authors is yet to be evaluated by other scientists in a process called "peer review", but has been presented at a ...

Languages will change significantly on interstellar flights

Artist's impression of a cylindrical spacecraft's interior. Credit: Rick Guidice/NASA. It's a captivating idea: build an interstellar ark, fill it with people, flora, and fauna of every kind, and set your course for a distant star. The concept is not only science fiction gold, ...

Cosmic cataclysm allows precise test of general relativity

In 2019, the MAGIC telescopes detected the first Gamma Ray Burst at very high energies. This was the most intense gamma-radiation ever obtained from such a cosmic object. But the GRB data have more to offer: with further analyses, the MAGIC scientists ...

VERITAS: exploring the deep truths of Venus

Imagine Earth. Now fill the skies with thick, sun-obscuring clouds of sulfuric acid; boil off the oceans by cranking up the temperature to 900 degrees Fahrenheit (nearly 500 degrees Celsius), and boost the air pressure high enough to flatten you like a pancake.

An extinct giant dolphin behaved like a killer whale, study finds

CNN

CNN

(CNN) Dolphins may seem cute and friendly, but the largest member of the dolphin family is actually none other than the ultimate hunter of the sea — the killer whale, also known as an orca. Now researchers have confirmed that an ancient dolphin that lived ...

OPTN-ATG9 interaction accelerates autophagic degradation of ubiquitin-labeled mitochondria

Researchers at TMIMS have revealed that PINK1 (a serine/threonine kinase) and Parkin (a ubiquitin ligating enzyme: E3) work together to ubiquitylate the outer membrane proteins of damaged mitochondria to induce selective autophagy called mitophagy.

Comet Neowise is gracing the night sky and visible with the naked eye

Washington Post

Washington Post

Looking for a fun opportunity to enjoy the outdoors while carefully practicing safe social distancing? The universe has your back. The next few weeks sport a chance to view comet Neowise, arguably the most widely visible comet of the 2000s. The glowing ...