NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Final Flyby of Asteroid Bennu Before 2 Year Journey Back to Earth
On April 7, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will give asteroid Bennu one last glance before saying farewell. Before departing for Earth on May 10, the OSIRIS-REx…
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“Game-Changing” New Way to Look for Planets That Could Harbor Life
New capabilities developed by an international team of astronomers make it possible to directly image planets that could potentially harbor life within the habitable zone…
Smartphone-Based COVID-19 Test Developed That Delivers Results in 10 Minutes
The method analyzes saliva samples and delivers results in about 10 minutes. Researchers at the University of Arizona are developing a COVID-19 testing method that…
Most Distant Quasar Discovered Sheds Light on How Supermassive Black Holes Grow
Fully formed just 670 million years after the Big Bang and powered by the earliest known supermassive black hole, the quasar provides insight into the…
Striped or Spotted? Planetary Scientists Solve a Brown Dwarf Mystery
Planetary scientists wondered if bands of winds or swirling storms dominated the atmospheres of brown dwarfs. University of Arizona-led research has solved the mystery. A…
Escape From Mars: Surprising Discovery in the Red Planet’s Atmosphere Helps Explain Martian Mystery
New University of Arizona-led research updates our understanding of how water escapes Mars — not like a leaky faucet but with a sudden splash. Mars…
Impact Craters on Bennu’s Rugged Surface: Asteroid’s Scars Tell Stories of Its Past
Impact craters left by space debris in the boulders on asteroid Bennu’s rugged surface allowed researchers to reconstruct the history of the near-Earth object in…
Past Is Key to Predicting Future Climate – Models Should Be Tested by Simulating Past Climates
Including paleoclimate data in the development of climate models could help climate scientists predict scenarios for future climate and propose strategies for mitigation. An international…
SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Provide Lasting COVID-19 Immunity
One of the most significant questions about the novel coronavirus is whether people who are infected are immune from reinfection and, if so, for how…
Asteroid Bennu Secrets Unlocked by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Ahead of Historic Heist
NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission now knows much more about the material it’ll be collecting in just a few weeks. In a special collection…
Scientists Discover SARS-CoV-2 Infection Can Relieve Pain – May Help Explain COVID-19 Spread
Research shows SARS-CoV-2 promotes pain relief through the receptor neuropilin-1, which gives scientists a new target for non-opioid pain therapeutics and offers one possible explanation…
Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity Tested Using Black Hole Shadow
Einstein’s description of gravity just got much harder to beat after astrophysicists put general relativity to a new test with black hole images. Einstein’s theory…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Begins Its Countdown to TAG Asteroid Bennu’s Boulder-Strewn Surface
A historic moment is on the horizon for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. In just a few weeks, the robotic OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will descend to asteroid Bennu’s…
Jupiter’s Moons Could be Warming Each Other through Tidal Resonance
The gravitational push and pull by Jupiter’s moons could account for more warming than the gas giant Jupiter alone. Jupiter’s moons are hot. Well, hotter…
How Cold Was the Last Ice Age? Researchers Have Now Mapped the Temperature Differences Across the Globe
Scientists’ ice age ‘hindcast’ may shed light on future climate. A University of Arizona-led team has nailed down the temperature of the last ice age…
Stunning Video of “Matchpoint” Rehearsal Shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Skimming Asteroid Surface
Yesterday, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performed its final practice run of the sampling sequence, reaching an approximate altitude of 131 feet (40 meters) over sample site…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Matchpoint Rehearsal: Final Practice Before Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s first asteroid sampling spacecraft is making final preparations to grab a sample from asteroid Bennu’s surface. Next week, the OSIRIS-REx mission will conduct a…
The Best (and Worst) Materials for Homemade COVID Masks
People making homemade masks might want to reach for a vacuum cleaner filter. It’s intuitive and scientifically shown that wearing a face covering can help…