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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launches its first commercial payload, then aces a triple landing
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. (SpaceX via YouTube)
More than a year after SpaceX , the second Falcon Heavy put a satellite in orbit today for its first customer.
Then, for the first...
The Army invented a Venetian blind-inspired power generator
(TechLink) The US Army Corps of Engineers has invented a novel generator that buzzes in a light breeze.
After A $14 Billion Upgrade, New Orleans' Levees Are Sinking
Sea level rise and ground subsidence will render the flood barriers inadequate in just four years-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Molecules that curb errant proteins of AL amyloidosis point to new type of therapy
(Scripps Research Institute) Scientists at Scripps Research have identified a group of small molecules that prevent structural changes to proteins that are at the root of AL amyloidosis, a progressive and often fatal disease. The drug mechanism that...
Anesthesia sends neurons down the wrong path in unborn rat babies
(Rush University Medical Center) A study in Cerebral Cortex provides new insight into why -- and when -- anesthesia during pregnancy harms unborn brains. Most research into prenatal exposure to anesthesia has focused killing brain cells, this rat stu...
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launches Arabsat-6A as its first commercial payload
The Falcon Heavy central core booster lands on a drone ship stationed hundreds of miles out in the Atlantic Ocean. (Via SpaceX live stream)
More than a year after SpaceX sent its Falcon Heavy rocket on a majestic test launch, the second Falcon Heavy...
Israel’s Beresheet lander crashes on moon, ending privately funded space odyssey
A picture sent back to Earth from the Beresheet lander during its descent shows the moon’s cratered surface 22 kilometers (13.6 miles) below. In the foreground, a sign emblazoned with the Israeli flag is mounted to the spacecraft itself. (SpaceIL Pho...
Israeli lander lost during descent to moon, after weeks-long space odyssey
(SpaceIL Photo / Twitter)
Beresheet lunar failed to land on the surface of the moon on Thursday, preventing it from becoming the first Israeli spacecraft and the first privately funded probe to reach the surface of a celestial body beyond Earth.
Com...
Industry leaders honored for research partnerships with UMass Lowell
(University of Massachusetts Lowell) UMass Lowell recently recognized Kronos and Raytheon for their commitment to the success of the university with its first-ever Preferred Partners honors. The companies were presented with awards for demonstrating...
Engineers tap DNA to create 'lifelike' machines
(Cornell University) Tapping into the unique nature of DNA, Cornell engineers have created simple machines constructed of biomaterials with properties of living things.