Everything must go smoothly when the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft releases its capsule with pristine asteroid material to land in the Utah desert in September. Tucson, July 13, 2023.- The capsule looks a little bit like a miniature UFO from a 1960s sci-fi flick. Resting on the ground, slightly tilted, its whiteContinuar Leyendo
Researchers announce major step towards defining a new geological epoch Berlín, July 11, 2023.- Officially, we are currently living in the geological epoch known as the Holocene. But the profound impact of human activities on the Earth’s systems has triggered discussions regarding a new era: the Anthropocene. Yet, until now,Continuar Leyendo
Antofagasta, July 11, 2023.- The European Southern Observatory’s Extremely Large Telescope (ESO’s ELT) is a revolutionary ground-based telescope that will have a 39-metre main mirror and will be the largest telescope in the world for visible and infrared light: the world’s biggest eye on the sky. Construction of this technicallyContinuar Leyendo
A string of lined-up galaxies in the early universe reveals clues – and questions – about the fundamental architecture of the universe. Tucson, July 06, 2023.- Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team of scientists led by University of Arizona astronomers has discovered a threadlike arrangement of 10 galaxiesContinuar Leyendo
Doctoral student draws attention to the challenges they face and the strengths they bring to communities. Alberta, July 04, 2023.- As the owner of an accredited family day home for 10 years, caring for a small group of children, Laura Woodman loved what she did. “I was literally being paidContinuar Leyendo
Vienna, July 04, 2023.- Have you ever been compelled to enter sensitive payment data on the website of an unknown merchant? Would you be willing to consign your credit card data or passwords to untrustworthy hands? Scientists from the University of Vienna have now designed an unconditionally secure system forContinuar Leyendo
Southampton, July 03, 2023.- Research by the University of Southampton into the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in people with lymphoma has shown that repeated vaccination increases their ability to prevent infection from the virus, particularly after four doses. The finding, from the two-year PROSECO study, is important because blood cancerContinuar Leyendo
Cabo Cañaveral, 01 de Julio de 2023.- La nave espacial Euclid de la ESA despegó en un cohete Falcon 9 de SpaceX desde la Estación de la Fuerza Espacial de Cabo Cañaveral en Florida, EE. UU., a las 17:12 CEST el 1 de julio. El exitoso lanzamiento marca el comienzoContinuar Leyendo
New compounds could open more opportunities for vital medical treatments, organ and tissue transplants, and reproductive medicine. Alberta, June 28, 2023.- The consensus among Jason Acker’s research associates is that cryogenically preserving human organs for transplantation would be a scientific achievement on par with curing cancer, saving millions of lives eachContinuar Leyendo
París, June 27, 2023.- This cloud of orange and red, part of the Sh2-284 nebula, is shown here in spectacular detail using data from the VLT Survey Telescope, hosted by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). This nebula is teeming with young stars, as gas and dust within it clumps togetherContinuar Leyendo
