NASA, China, China spaceship, China spaceship, China advanced spaceship, SpaceX, Falcon 9, Orion spacecraft, European Space Agency, Soyuz, astronauts, China crewed space flight, aircraft, space station, crewed space station, manned mission, space, science, science news
March 9, 2017 5:18 pm

China came late to crewed space flight, launching its first man into space in 2003, but has advanced rapidly since then.

Potatoes, Mars, Martian Potatoes, the Martian, Mars atmospheric conditions,UTEC, SETI institute,CubeSat, Potato varieties, Mimics Mars atmospheric conditions,International Potato Centre, CIP, Science, Science news 
March 9, 2017 4:20 pm

Potatoes can be grown even in the extreme environment of Mars, according to a new study that could help people survive in harsh climates of mars.

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March 8, 2017 8:50 pm

Scientists have developed a new brain-computer interface that can read a person's thoughts in real time to correct a robot's errors.

Russian startup company, Apis Cor, portable machine, 3D printed house, 3D printer's ability, 3D printed house facilities, print construction ability,Science, Science news
March 8, 2017 6:20 pm

In a first, an unusual home has been 3D-printed by a Russian startup company in less that a day using a portable machine.

Mars trip, NASA, human stem cells, slow radiation exposure, risk of leukemia, genetic damage, astronaut immune system, SEP, Science, Science news
March 8, 2017 5:38 pm

The radiation encountered in a trip to Mars may increase the risk of leukemia in humans, warns new research funded by NASA.

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March 8, 2017 9:23 am

The fault poses a significant hazard to coastal Southern California and Tijuana, Mexico, according to the study.

March 7, 2017 1:32 pm

Engineers at the academy have designed a model capable of sending a payload of about 100 kilograms into low Earth orbit.

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March 7, 2017 1:09 pm

"If we can better understand the physics of superfluids, we can possibly learn to use those for more efficient transfer of energy"

Hubble space telescope, massive galaxy, 400 million light years UGC 12591, Pieces Perseus Supercluster, Milky way, super massive galaxy, Science, Science news 
March 6, 2017 5:07 pm

The Hubble space telescope has captured a new image showcasing an incredibly massive galaxy located under 400 million light-years away from the Earth.

Artificial Intelligence, DeepStack AI, University of Alberta's Computer Poker Research Group, continual re-solving, particular poker situation, imperfect information games, Science, Science news
March 6, 2017 1:06 pm

A team of scientists has developed an artificial intelligence system called DeepStack that recently defeated professional poker players.

ISRO, Indian Space Research Organisation, record 104 satellites, PSLV, India Inc, Indian industry, space agency, India news, Indian express
March 6, 2017 1:02 am

This comes in the wake of ISRO’s success in propelling a record 104 satellites into space through a single launch earlier this month.

pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food additives, building materials, customisation, additive manufacturing, 3d printing, intermolecular bonding, cellulose solutions, 3D printing, Science, Science news 
March 5, 2017 6:08 pm

The intermolecular bonding also makes high-concentration cellulose solutions too viscous to easily extrude, researchers said.

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March 5, 2017 4:48 pm

According to the team, DNA is an ideal storage medium because it is ultra-compact and can last hundreds of thousands of years if kept in a cool, dry place.

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March 5, 2017 4:13 pm

Scientists have developed a pioneering new technique to produce cutting-edge, versatile microchips that could revolutionise the capability of next gen computers.

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March 5, 2017 2:17 pm

Astronomers believe that NASA's upcoming James Webb space telescope could help us if any of the 7 planets on TRAPPIST-1 star could possibly support life.

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March 5, 2017 8:59 am

Bipedalism, the ability to walk on two legs, in dinosaurs was inherited from ancient and much smaller proto-dinosaurs, researchers said.

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March 3, 2017 6:56 pm

Warning signs of a type of space weather can be detected much earlier providing critical extra time that could help protect astronauts,

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March 3, 2017 3:58 pm

NASA is sending a nearly self-sufficient plant growth system to the ISS that will help prepare astronauts to grow their own food during deep-space exploration missions.

MAVEN, Mars Orbiting Spacecraft,  Mars moon Phobos, Maven spacecraft, Maven-Phobos collision course, Science,Science news
March 3, 2017 2:23 pm

In a rare event, NASA’s Mars-orbiting MAVEN spacecraft was forced to perform a previously unplanned manoeuvre this week to avoid a head on collision with red planet’s lumpy, crater-filled moon Phobos. The Mars Atmosphere and VolatileEvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft has been orbiting Mars for just over two years, studying the red planet’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere and […]

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March 3, 2017 12:18 pm

The core module of the space station, named 'Tianhe-1', will be launched on board a new-generation Long March-5 heavyweight carrier rocket said CASC.

Shrimp shells, biodegradable waste, biodegradable plastic, unwanted shrimp shells , chitosan prototype, Nile University, Egypt, Science, Science news
March 2, 2017 7:40 pm

esearchers at Egypt's Nile University are developing a way to turn dried shrimp shells that would otherwise be thrown away into thin films of biodegradable plastic.

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March 2, 2017 6:42 pm

Deep-freezing donated organs might one day help improve the transplant supply so now researchers are using nanotechnology to create super heaters for preserved tissue.

March 2, 2017 5:46 pm

Scientists today carried out a "heart transplant" on the Large Hadron Collider by replacing a key component inside one of its experiments.

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March 2, 2017 4:33 pm

NASA has made a range of software products publicly available which people can use for a wide variety of technical applications without copyright fees.

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March 2, 2017 4:16 pm

"But our new computer doesn't need to choose, for it can replicate itself and follow both paths at the same time, thus finding the answer faster"

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March 2, 2017 3:19 pm

The probe will be launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern Hainan Province.

March 2, 2017 1:31 pm

Scientists believe dark matter - theorised, unseen particles may comprise 80 per cent of the matter in the universe.

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March 1, 2017 9:34 pm

Ancient Earth's first outer layer was a single, solid shell that later folded and cracked to give rise to continents and other land features we see today, a new study has found.

electronic plants, rose supercapacitor, polymer solution, hydrogel formed in roses' stem, Laboratory of Organic Electronics, power plants, harvesting energy from plants, Science, Science news 
March 1, 2017 8:01 pm

In a breakthrough, scientists have turned a rose into a supercapacitor that may lead to systems harvesting energy from 'electronic plants' to power sensors.

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March 1, 2017 6:49 pm

Scientists have developed a new robotic arm that can re-create a digital doodle with pen and paper, by mimicking a user's drawing motions.

alien life, habitable life, Trappist-1 system, Cornell University, volcanic hydrogen, atmospheric warming, Earth like planet, habitable zone, Science, Science news 
March 1, 2017 6:01 pm

Scientists who suggest that exoplanets with hydrogen pouring from volcanic sources may have a warmer atmosphere, providing a better target to find alien life in the universe.

Comet Lovejoy, water fingerprint, NASA, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre,ovejoy's water,Goddard Centre for Astrobiology. Earth's water. Asteroid water, heavier form of water, Science, Science news
March 1, 2017 4:42 pm

In a discovery, astronomers found a selectively altered the production of one form of water in the comet, Lovejoy after a trip past the Sun.

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February 28, 2017 4:39 pm

Scientists have for the first time found evidence of a Tatooine-like rocky planetary system in the Star Wars series about 1,000 light-years away.

Super massive black holes, blackholes devour stars, cosmic cannibalism, tidal disruption events, astronmic surveys, 15 galaxy collisions, Milky own blackhole,  Constellation of Sagitarius, Catalina Sky survey, Science, Science news 
February 28, 2017 3:36 pm

Supermassive black holes rip up and devour hapless stars a hundred times more frequently than thought, according to research released today.

man-made earthquakes, produced bracking water, seismic energy, faults, , Fault Slip Potential tool, pre-existing faults, oil and gas companies, Science, Science news
February 28, 2017 3:09 pm

.The newly developed Fault Slip Potential (FSP) tool will enable energy companies to calculate the possibility of triggering man-made earthquakes

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February 28, 2017 9:18 am

Elon Musk confirmed that SpaceX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year