Today at 22:52 CET (21:52 GMT) the European Service Module’s auxiliary thrusters fired to put NASA’s Orion spacecraft into a lunar orbit, ten days after liftoff on Earth. París, Nov 25 , 2022.-The European Service Module is powering Orion to the Moon and back, providing electricity, propulsion, keeping electronics andContinuar Leyendo
Cambridge scientists have used synthetic biology to create artificial enzymes programmed to target the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 and destroy the virus, an approach that could be used to develop a new generation of antiviral drugs. Cambrigde, 25 de Noviembre de 2022.- Enzymes are naturally occurring biological catalysts, which enable theContinuar Leyendo
The European Space Agency has chosen 17 new astronaut candidates from more than 22 500 applicants from across its Member States. In this new 2022 class of ESA astronauts are five career astronauts, 11 members of an astronaut reserve and one astronaut with a disability. París, November 23, 2022.- ESAContinuar Leyendo
Astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous detection of a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way. Its close proximity to Earth, a mere 1600 light-years away, offers an intriguing target of studyContinuar Leyendo
While the physical differences between humans and non-human primates are quite distinct, a new study reveals their brains may be remarkably similar. And yet, the smallest changes may make big differences in developmental and psychiatric disorders. Madison, November 23, 2022.- Understanding the molecular differences that make the human brain distinctContinuar Leyendo
Today at 13:44 CET (12:44 GMT) the Artemis spacecraft Orion powered its main thruster on the European Service Module to slingshot around the Moon, just five days after liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. París, November 22, 2022.- The European Service Module is powering Orion around theContinuar Leyendo
A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that outdoor artificial light at night (LAN) is associated with impaired blood glucose control and an increased risk of diabetes, with more than 9 million cases of the disease in ChineseContinuar Leyendo
A team of astronomers have found that planet formation in our young Solar System started much earlier than previously thought, with the building blocks of planets growing at the same time as their parent star. Cambridge, Noviembre 18, 2022.- A study of some of the oldest stars in the UniverseContinuar Leyendo
The USC School of Pharmacy and Department of Biomedical Engineering announce naming gifts from the late inventor Alfred E. Mann Foundation and his foundation. Los Angeles, November 18, 2022.- USC and the Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering have launched a major initiative to reimagine biomedical engineering and pharmaceuticalContinuar Leyendo
A las 07:47 CET (06:47 BST, 01:47 hora local), la misión Artemis I ha iniciado su viaje hacia la Luna con el despegue del nuevo cohete Luna de la NASA desde el Centro Espacial Kennedy de Florida (Estados Unidos) y la colocación de la nave espacial Orion y su MóduloContinuar Leyendo
