Moon set for last total eclipse until 2010
2019-02-28 14:11:10ByDavidShiga(Image:NASA/KSC)TheMoonwillturnredasitpassesthroughEarth’sshadowinatotallunareclipseonWednesdaynight–thelastsucheclipseuntilDecember2010.The3.5-houreclipsewillbevisiblefrommostlocation
[查看详情]Tuna fisheries facing a cod-like collapse
2019-02-28 14:11:10ByPhilMcKennaThecollapseofnorthAtlanticcodpopulationscouldprovideanimportantlessonforpreventingtunafromsufferingasimilarfateworldwide
[查看详情]'Scolding' software to speed planet hunt
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2019-02-28 13:09:04ByRowanHooperDOANIMALSthinklikeautisticsavants?Intriguingasthatquestionis
[查看详情]Animals are smart, but not savants
2019-02-28 13:04:02ByRowanHooperDoanimalsthinklikeautisticsavants?Intriguingasthatquestionis
[查看详情]AI photo check exposes scale of diversity problem at top firms
2019-02-28 11:17:09H.ArmstrongRoberts/ClassicStock/GettyByTimothyRevellBiasinboardroomsistrickytoassess.Manycompaniesdon’tpublishdiversityreports
[查看详情]'Gecko foot' band-aids could promote healing
2019-02-28 11:07:05ByMasonInman(Image:JeffreyKarp/PNAS)Stickybandagesinspiredbygeckos’feetcouldsoonbeusedtosealwoundsandclosesurgeon’scuts.Sincethebandageswoulddissolveharmlesslywithinthebody
[查看详情]Space shuttle landing clears way for spysat shot
2019-02-28 10:20:01ByNewScientistSpaceandReuters(Image:NASATV)ThespaceshuttleAtlantislandedsafelyatitshomeportinFloridaonWednesday
[查看详情]Soundbites
2019-02-28 09:14:06“Itisnaiveofill-informedpoliticiansandfoodindustryexecutivestoplacetheonusonindividualstomake‘healthierchoices’.Instead
[查看详情]Cats trade efficiency for stealth
2019-02-28 09:12:11Stealthcomesatacost–atleastitdoesforcats.Theysacrificeenergy-efficiencyfortheirslinkymoves.Humans
[查看详情]UV cleaning promises a more accurate kilogram
2019-02-28 08:05:06ByMaxGlaskinAnovelwayofcleaningthestandardkilogramistobetestednextmonth.MetrologistsattheBureauInternationaldesPoidsetMesures(BIPM)inSèvres
[查看详情]Giant leap for planet-spotting technique
2019-02-28 08:04:05PLANETSrarelyplaypeekaboo.Butifyouarequick
[查看详情]Wanted: RAM's help in solving crimes
2019-02-28 08:03:11CRIMINALinvestigationswillbenefitifastraightforwardmodificationismadetocomputeroperatingsystems
[查看详情]Alien invasions of marine ecosystems wreak havoc
2019-02-28 07:20:06THESEalienswe’drathernothearfrom
[查看详情]Did a collision create Venus as we know it?
2019-02-28 06:17:09ByJasonPalmer(Image:JPL/NASA)ONEtraumaticevent
[查看详情]Rubbery material self-repairs when snapped
2019-02-28 06:14:02Aself-healingsyntheticrubbercouldspelltheendofholesinthesolesofyourshoes.“Youcanfeelthematerialmendingitselfwhenyouholdthefracturedsidestogether
[查看详情]Nuclear forensics struggling to curb trafficking
2019-02-28 05:07:10Nuclearforensicsneedsanurgentshotinthearmifitistokeeptrackofthegrowingblackmarketinradioactivematerials.That’stheconclusionofanewreportbytheAmericanPhysicalSocietyandtheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvanc
[查看详情]France plans to ban all new petrol and diesel cars by 2040
2019-02-28 04:13:04PATRICKKOVARIK/AFP/GettyTheFrenchgovernmenthassetoutanambitiousgoalfornomorepetrolordieselcarstobesoldinthecountryby2040.ThetargetwasannouncedbyenvironmentministerNicolasHulotaspartoffar-reachingeffor
[查看详情]Crystal sponges capture carbon emissions
2019-02-28 03:20:06ByAndyCoghlanCRYSTALLINEspongespockedwithporesthatarejusttherightsizetotrapcarbondioxidemoleculescouldfilterthefumesfrompowerstationsandcars.What’smore
[查看详情]Orbital Sciences to develop space station cargo ship
2019-02-28 03:17:06ByDavidShigaNASAwillpaytheaerospacefirmOrbitalSciencesupto$170milliontohelpthecompanydeveloparocketandspacecraftthatcouldcarrycargototheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).FundswerefreedforthedealafterNASA
[查看详情]60 Seconds
2019-02-28 03:01:06Theremaybemorelife-supportingworldsclosetohomethanwethought.Asmanyas60percentofsun-likestarsintheMilkyWaymayboastrockyplanetssimilartoEarth
[查看详情]Smart rubber promises self-mending products
2019-02-28 02:03:03ByPaulMarksVideo:Rubberthatcanhealitselfafterbeingcutorbrokencouldallowproductstomendthemselves(Video:FrancoisTournilhac/LudwikLeibler)Self-healingrubberthatbindsbacktogetherafterbeingsnappedorpun
[查看详情]Snowstorms on Mars may dwarf those on Earth
2019-02-27 14:10:06ByDavidShigaSNOWSTORMSmoreviolentthananyonEarthmayhavehitMars–andcouldoccasionallystrikeagain
[查看详情]Evidence for Mars floods all dried up?
2019-02-27 14:06:05ByDavidShiga(Image:ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/GNeukum)Lava
[查看详情]Space entrepreneurs may hold fate of ISS
2019-02-27 14:05:02ByPaulMarksFOLLOWINGtheretirementofthespaceshuttleon21July
[查看详情]Existence: Am I a hologram?
2019-02-27 13:12:03ByMarcusChownReadmore:“Existencespecial:Cosmicmysteries
[查看详情]Stars that steal give birth to backwards planets
2019-02-27 12:07:03ByLisaGrossmanStealinggasfromtheirsiblingscouldleavestarswithamotleycrewofplanets–includingoneswithbackwardsorbits.Oursolarsystemisthoughttohaveformedfromacollapsingcloudofgasanddustthatflattenedoutas
[查看详情]Moon may be 200 million years younger than thought
2019-02-27 11:15:05ByDavidShigaITMAYbegreybutitisnotasoldasyoumightimagine.Arockthoughttodatefromthemoon’sformationpointstothesatellitebeingabout200millionyearsyoungerthanpreviouslycalculated
[查看详情]Black holes and pulsars could reveal extra dimensions
2019-02-27 11:15:03MAKINGablackholeletgoofanythingisatallorder.Buttheirgripmayslowlyweakeniftheuniversehasextradimensions
[查看详情]Second moon's remains may cover lunar far side
2019-02-27 11:11:07ByDavidShigaFAMILYsquabblesrarelyresultincannibalism
[查看详情]Existence: Are we alone in the universe?
2019-02-27 11:11:04ByValerieJamiesonReadmore:“Existencespecial:Cosmicmysteries
[查看详情]Sun's death rattle may hurl comets out of solar system
2019-02-27 11:10:02ADYINGstardeservesalasthurrah.Itisfittingthen
[查看详情]Water-scouting probe to take off for Jupiter
2019-02-27 11:09:11ByJeffHechtUpdate:Junolaunchedsuccessfullyat1625GMTon5AugustfromCapeCanaveralAirForceStationinFloridaJupiteris
[查看详情]Really dark matter: Is the universe made of holes?
2019-02-27 11:02:12ByMarcusChownTheuniverse’smissingmassmaybelockedupinlegionsoftinyblackholes
[查看详情]Existence: Where did we come from?
2019-02-27 11:01:10DimitriosKambouris/GettyByStephenHawkingWHYarewehere?Wheredidwecomefrom?AccordingtotheBoshongopeopleofcentralAfrica
[查看详情]NASA bets on metal hydrogen and cosmic gas stations
2019-02-27 09:08:02ByDavidShigaMetallichydrogenfuelandgasstationsfloatinginspacesoundimpossiblyfuturistic
[查看详情]Dark streaks on Mars bolster case for liquid water
2019-02-27 07:18:01NASAByDavidShigaMars’sdustbowlimagemayneedamakeover.Darkstreaksseenforminginsummerandfadinginwintermightbesignsofwaterflowingjustbeneaththesurface.Thesuddenappearanceofstreaksonslopinggroundhavebeenat
[查看详情]Existence: Why is the universe just right for us?
2019-02-27 07:10:02ByMarcusChownReadmore:“Existencespecial:Cosmicmysteries
[查看详情]Beyond space-time: Welcome to phase space
2019-02-27 05:16:01ByAmandaGefterAtheoryofrealitybeyondEinstein’suniverseistakingshape–andamysteriouscosmicsignalcouldsoonfillintheblanksITWASN’Tsolongagowethoughtspaceandtimeweretheabsoluteandunchangingscaffoldingofthe
[查看详情]Mars rover reaches rim of vast, ancient crater
2019-02-27 05:12:11ByDavidShiga(Image:NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/ASU)(Image:NASA)(Image:NASA)THREEyearsoftrundlingacrosstreacherousduneshasbroughtNASA’sOpportunityrovertoitsmostsignificanttargetyet–ahugecratercalled
[查看详情]Time need not end in the multiverse
2019-02-27 03:07:01ByAmandaGefterGAMBLERSalreadyhadenoughtothinkaboutwithoutfactoringtheendoftimeintotheircalculations.Butayearafteragroupofcosmologistsarguedthattheyshould
[查看详情]Earth stalker found in eternal twilight
2019-02-27 03:04:05ByMichaelReillyANASTEROID300metresindiameterisstalkingtheEarth.Hidinginthepre-dawntwilight
[查看详情]Next Mars rover will climb a mountain
2019-02-27 03:01:07ByDavidShiga(Image:NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/UA)Video:LatestroversettoexploreMarsIt’sofficial:ThenextMarsroverwillexplorea5-kilometre-highmountainofsedimentinsideacratercalledGale
[查看详情]Antiproton ring found around Earth
2019-02-27 02:17:11ByHazelMuirANTIPROTONSappeartoringtheEarth
[查看详情]RIP shuttle – let's get back to real space exploration
2019-02-27 02:11:04ByDanielFischerTimetoditchtheblackarmbandsandlookbeyondlowEarthorbitagain.Theshuttle’spassingmarksthestartofanexcitingneweraANDthentherewerenone.Aprofoundfeelingofemptinessstruckmanyspaceaficionadosin
[查看详情]Existence: Why is there a universe?
2019-02-27 02:03:06ByAmandaGefterReadmore:“Existencespecial:Cosmicmysteries
[查看详情]Close-ups of Vesta, our second-heaviest asteroid
2019-02-27 01:08:11ByDavidShiga(Image:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)(Image:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)NASA’sDawnmissionhasreturnednewimagesfromorbitaroundVesta
[查看详情]Iran plans to launch humans into space
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