This Student-Designed Aircraft Could Fly on Mars One Day
The Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars, or Prandtl-M, during a test flight at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. Over the past two summers, students worked on the concept leading to successful flights. Credit: NASA Photo / Lauren Hughes NASA student interns have successfully flown a prototype of a tiny, remotely controlled aircraft that could one day glide through Martian skies and send information back down to Earth. The group of students, who come from com..>> view originalNASA's hopes for Mars and the future are at stake in the 2016 election
Election years are a tense time for NASA. A new president can completely alter NASA’s long-term goals by resetting the space agency’s agenda. Whoever is elected will be faced with a choice: change the focus or scope of NASA’s goals, or keep things going on the same track. And given the uncertainty that has plagued NASA for a while, it’s very possible that major changes are on the horizon. NASA’s human spaceflight program stands at a significant crossroads NASA’s human spaceflight program stan..>> view originalResearchers Stumble Across Europe's Oldest Living Tree | The Weather Channel
Story HighlightsResearchers in Europe have discovered the Bosnian pine tree "Adonis," which they believe is the oldest in Europe.The tree is more than 1,000 years old.While inspecting trees to learn more about climate change, a team of scientists stumbled across the oldest living tree in Europe.Nicknamed “Adonis,” a Bosnian pine tree growing in northern Greece’s highlands has been found to be more than 1,075 years old, according to a release from Stockholm University."It is quite remarkable that..>> view originalChina unveils 2020 Mars mission probe and rover
Image copyright REuters/SASTIND China has given the world a first glimpse of its design for the space probe and rover it plans to use in its first mission to Mars.It intends to launch its mission in mid-2020.As part of the announcement in Beijing, the authorities also launched a public competition to come up with a name and logo for the voyager.China's ambitious space programme has been progressing at a rapid pace in recent years.On 16 August it launched a potentially groundbreaking quantum..>> view originalHello, STEREO-B! NASA Regains Contact with Long-Lost Sun Probe
NASA has restored communications with the STEREO-B solar observatory, seen here in an artist's concept, after nearly four years of silence from the sun-watching spacecraft. The probe went silent on Oct. 1, 2014. Credit: NASA NASA has finally re-established contact with a sun-watching probe that was thought to be lost in space after it abruptly went silent in 2014. A signal from the long-lost spacecraft, called STEREO-B, was detected Sunday evening (Aug. 21) by NASA's Deep Space Networ..>> view originalSeeing through to a mouse's nervous system
Seeing through to a mouse's nervous system SigMollabo. Cae prat dolor molupti alitisque que voluptatius eum By Nicholas St. Fleur |, New York Times August 23, 2016 This laser scan shows a dead mouse that has undergone a treatment called uDisco to become transparent. The technique, developed by neuroscientist Ali Erturk, could one day be used to map the human brain. ..>> view originalIncredible images offer first glimpse of sunken WWII-era aircraft carrier
Scientists have released incredible pictures of sunken light aircraft carrier USS Independence that were taken by underwater robots exploring the wreck. The historic ship, which served in World War II and was used in the atomic tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, was intentionally sunk off California in 1951. The 622-foot-long Independence sits in 2,600 feet of water in the Greater Farallones National Maritime Sanctuary. Experts on the research vessel E/V Nautilus are using two Remotely Opera..>> view originalWhy are microbeads controversial?
Image copyright Thinkstock MPs have recommended banning the tiny particles of plastic called "microbeads" which are used in a number of cosmetics and cleaning products. But why have they taken the move?Microbeads is the term given to the little bits of plastic that are sometimes added to products for their abrasive properties.For example, in shower gels these tiny plastic pieces - smaller than 5mm - are designed to remove dry cells from the surface of the skin.They are also found in shower ..>> view originalWashington State to Kill Pack of Endangered Gray Wolves
Wildlife officials in Washington state have made the decision to kill an entire pack of endangered gray wolves after several attacks on livestock. This week, ranchers discovered two calf carcasses in addition to an injured calf, leading to the decision ...>> view original
Saturday, August 27, 2016
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