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TESS probe finds first potential planets
An artist’s conception shows NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, with an alien sun and planet in the background. (NASA / GSFC Illustration)
Astronomers on the team for NASA’s mission, or TESS, are reporting their first potential pl...
Ocean acidification may reduce sea scallop fisheries
(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Each year, fishermen harvest more than $500 million worth of Atlantic sea scallops from the waters off the east coast of the United States. A new model created by scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Insti...
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft drops off rovers at an asteroid and takes a shadowy selfie
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe takes a picture of the asteroid Ryugu from a distance of about 135 meters (440 feet) with its own shadow seen on the surface. (JAXA Photo)
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe began the climactic phase of its mission overnight by sending...
We Need New Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease
They're essential to coming up with better treatments, and a new initiative could provide them-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Study: Commitment to democratic values predict climate change concern
(Georgia State University) Commitment to democratic values is the strongest predictor of climate change concern globally, Georgia State University faculty have found in a new study comparing climate change attitudes across 36 countries, including the...
Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems lays out a roadmap for hypersonic rocket planes
Stratolaunch’s swept-wing hypersonic testbed would be propelled by a rocket engine. (Stratolaunch Illustration)
Stratolaunch Systems, the aerospace company created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it’s exploring the development of a series of...
There's Nothing Wrong with Being a Luddite
It enables critical reflection and evaluation of the technological world we’re building-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Neutrons produce first direct 3D maps of water during cell membrane fusion
(DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) New 3D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development, which could lead to new treatments for diseases associated with cell fusion. Using ne...
NASA created rainfall analysis for super Typhoon Mangkhut
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. data was used to create a map of rainfall generated by Super Typhoon Mangkhut.
Pet Store Puppies Blamed for Drug-Resistant Infections
More than 100 people have become ill with diarrheal disease-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com