SpaceX’s Planned Mars Landing Timeline Revealed In NASA Document

This is not investment advice. The author has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Wccftech.com has a disclosure and ethics policy. After NASA solicited and then selected a fresh round of proposals for its Mars sample return program, a freedom of information request made by an X user in Australia has shared details … Read more

Scientists discover the true identity of the ancient sea lizard

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Researchers have identified a prehistoric marine reptile found in 1935 as a thalattosaur, not a coristodere, using CT scans and a new specimen. The reconstruction of Pachystropheus rhaeticuspictured together with a hybodont shark feeding on a Brewery the fish. Credit: James Ormiston Scientists have reclassified a prehistoric marine reptile discovered in 1935 as one of … Read more

Homosexuality is common in animals So why do scientists rarely talk about it?

Same-sex sexual behavior has been observed in many non-human species around the world. It’s now a widely recognized phenomenon, but a new study suggests there’s a stark discrepancy between how common the behavior is and how often it’s reported. According to this work, researchers often see same-sex sexual behavior in the mammals they study, but … Read more

Ariane 6 pre-show: Wetsuit test completed

Ariane 6 before wet dress rehearsal

Activation and Support 21/06/2024 3097 view 16 like Yesterday, the first Ariane 6 rocket launched into space underwent its final ‘wet suit test’ at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana – it gave an exciting glimpse of what’s to come, stopping just a few seconds before starting the engine and of course, take off. First view … Read more

seekRNA provides a new route for precise gene editing

Features of the IS1111 and IS110 family. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49474-9 Scientists at the University of Sydney have developed a gene-editing tool with greater precision and flexibility than the industry standard, CRISPR, which has revolutionized genetic engineering in medicine, agriculture and biotechnology. SeekRNA uses a programmable ribonucleic acid (RNA) array that can directly … Read more

JWST observations reveal a mature quasar at cosmic dawn

Artist’s impression of the bright core region of a quasar, an active galaxy. The supermassive black hole at the center is surrounded by a bright disk of gas and dust. The dust component can further obscure the view of the interior and shines primarily in the mid-infrared, light that can be analyzed by the James … Read more

Same-sex behavior between animals is becoming less reported, study finds

Sign up for CNN’s Science of Miracles newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN – Same-sex sexual behavior has been observed in more than 1,500 animal species, but a new study has found that it is massively underreported by researchers. Observations of this same-sex behavior in animals, such … Read more

Study of C. elegans reveals that mRNA balance in cells affects lifespan

Composite image showing fluorescently labeled nuclei in each cell of five different C. elegans captured at the Advanced Light Microscopy Unit at CRG. Credit: Jeremy Vicencio, Nadia Halidi/Centro de Regulación Genómica Why do some people live longer than others? The genes in our DNA sequence are important, helping to avoid disease or maintain overall health, … Read more

Cognitive flexibility associated with entrepreneurial success

Summary: Habitual entrepreneurs exhibit greater cognitive flexibility and increased gray matter volume in the left insula compared to managers. This brain region is associated with divergent thinking, crucial to entrepreneurial success. The research suggests that understanding the neural basis of cognitive flexibility can improve entrepreneurial training and education. These findings highlight the importance of integrating … Read more

The Gaia Space Telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects around bright stars

Scientists have directly imaged eight faint objects accompanying very bright stars within the Gaia data catalogue, including so-called “failed stars”, otherwise known as brown dwarfs. Stars and their companions were first identified from the millions of stars in the Gaia catalog. They were deemed ideal for follow-up investigations with the ground-based GRAVITY instrument, an advanced … Read more