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The Indian Space Research Organization has released solar storm data from ground stations and spacecraft, including the Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter. from Space https://ift.tt/Nw7HE54

Understanding how salt marsh grass stays healthy is of crucial ecological importance, and studying the ways bacteria interact with these plants is key. Thanks to recent advances in genomic technology, biologists have begun to reveal never-before-seen ecological processes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/zxEnoUW

A massive Mars impact crater dominates a new view from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). from Space https://ift.tt/zcQG8OA

A new type of recyclable resin, made from biosourced materials, has been designed for use in 3D printing applications. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/iSRkov4

The family is part of a larger asteroid that was smashed to pieces 130 million years ago. from Space https://ift.tt/xpMkXTF

A car-sized asteroid flew very close to Earth on Tuesday morning (May 14), just two days after being discovered. from Space https://ift.tt/pXyTxcn

Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the past two thousand years, almost four degrees warmer than the coldest summer during the same period. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/LxRKqDp

NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet's Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite. from Space https://ift.tt/lMQvha1

Nature gave ticks, mosquitoes and leaches a quick-acting way to keep blood from clotting while they extract their meal from a host. Now the key to that method has been harnessed by a team of researchers as a potential anti-clotting agent that could be used as an alternative to heparin during angioplasty, dialysis care, surgeries and other procedures. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/hOyrULW

NASA has appointed its first-ever chief artificial intelligence officer, a move designed to ensure that the agency keeps up with the vital and rapidly evolving tech. from Space https://ift.tt/GYoVrEq

Researchers have made a surprising new discovery in the structure of the centromere, a structure that is involved in ensuring that chromosomes are segregated properly when a cell divides. Mistakes in chromosome segregation can lead to cell death and cancer development. The researchers discovered that the centromere consists of two subdomains. This fundamental finding has important implications for the process of chromosome segregation and provides new mechanisms underlying erroneous divisions in cancer cells. The research was published in Cell on May 13th 2024. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/gOHMK1a

Described as being like "Io on steroids," a newly discovered exoplanet is the victim of a tug of war between its neighboring planets and its star. from Space https://ift.tt/IeSaJi2

Intense solar activity generated the most extreme geomagnetic storm since 2003 on Friday (May 10), and the action could continue into this week. Here's how it happened. from Space https://ift.tt/gxTQX06

SpaceX plans to launch 23 of its Starlink satellites from Florida tonight (May 12), adding to its huge and ever-growing broadband megaconstellation. from Space https://ift.tt/Nehx5qG

Researchers have discovered a way to curve data-carrying terahertz signals around obstacles, paving the way for ultrafast 6G. from Space https://ift.tt/DALoa1z

Want to save all the calories from Mother's Day brunch? You can still "sweeten" her holiday with an opportunity to see the northern lights again tonight! from Space https://ift.tt/wIC38X6

Just when we think we’ve seen the most powerful of flares from a colossal sunspot, the sun unleashed kicked off the strongest eruption of the weekend yet and is still crackling with solar storms. from Space https://ift.tt/q8Lciaj

A new machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can dynamically change its shape to complete a task. The researchers also built a simulator that can evaluate control algorithms for shape-shifting soft robots. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/thrSLvn

Asteroid Apophis is heading to Earth, and scientists have revealed three tiny spacecraft concepts that could race to meet the space rock in April 2029. from Space https://ift.tt/K0lXhbU

After a century of functional extinction on the Australian mainland, a Flat oyster reef has been successfully restored along a metropolitan Adelaide coastline. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/4birZ7W

Lucasfilm Animation's second Star Wars anthology series often wows, but neither the tales chosen nor the structure feel like a good fit for the format. from Space https://ift.tt/gbPTR1v

Even bugs as small as woodlice can disperse seeds they eat, setting a new record for smallest animal recorded to do so. The discovery underscores the crucial yet often overlooked role that small invertebrates play in ecosystems. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/NCGmwjg

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is back in action after nine days in safe mode, returning to scientific observations on May 3. from Space https://ift.tt/nESibzO

Why 3,000 bars are needed to take a comprehensive look at a protein: Researchers present a new high-pressure spectroscopy method to unravel the properties of proteins' native structures. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/zHXKLvs

The rings that circle gas giants like Saturn are composed mostly of water-ice particles. Could life exist in these beautiful and enigmatic structures? from Space https://ift.tt/D9NRBsf

The mystery of how early universe supermassive black holes grew so quickly may be solved, with the James Webb Space Telescope finding the first evidence of "heavy seeds." from Space https://ift.tt/vmcNhnK

In the sports industry, player data collection aids in personalized training feedback. Researchers have now gathered a detailed dataset and laid the foundation for delivering coaching assistance and feedback through the same. Utilizing wearable sensors and machine learning, their dataset offers real-time feedback and optimized movement suggestions. With over 7,763 badminton swings analyzed, stroke quality assessment offers valuable insights, making badminton training more accessible and affordable. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/CJvWf5t

A recently detected sunspot region unleashed a powerful X4.5 solar flare early Monday morning, causing radio blackouts throughout parts of the Eastern Hemisphere. from Space https://ift.tt/4ZuDCM9

Boeing's Starliner capsule will launch astronauts for the first time today (May 6), joining a very select group of spacecraft. from Space https://ift.tt/4WEke2G

After 25 years of drifting undetected in space, an experimental satellite that launched in 1974 has been found using tracking data from the U.S. Space Force. from Space https://ift.tt/9rRaL5s

A new study calls for "geoconservation" principles applied to space, so that astronauts exploring Mars and other cosmic bodies don't compromise future scientific work. from Space https://ift.tt/a02nFMQ

Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024 from Space https://ift.tt/7QeCKsX

Thanks to XMM-Newton, astronomers may know the powerful event that gave rise to the Cloverleaf odd radio circle. from Space https://ift.tt/ulwsNoT

The path of annularity on Oct. 2, 2024, passes through the Pacific Ocean and South America. View detailed maps of where the eclipse will be visible here. from Space https://ift.tt/smBk9rh

A new study sheds light on the role that new and traditional media play in promoting and affecting character development, emotions, prosocial behavior and well-being (aka happiness) in youth. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/FAsbJoh

Recent findings that plants employ a drought-survival mechanism to also defend against nutrient-sucking pests could inform future crop breeding programs aimed at achieving better broadscale pest control. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/RimJHfO

Two NASA astronauts, their spacecraft and rocket have been cleared for a historic 1st flight aboard Boeing's Starliner. Launch will take place no earlier than May 6. from Space https://ift.tt/sZ6bHaC

The presence of manganese oxide on Mars has positive implications in the search for life beyond Earth. from Space https://ift.tt/EtACFy9

Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring the marbled murrelet and other secretive, hard-to-study species. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/idYUQaZ

NASA's Lucy spacecraft serendipitously found a small moonlet orbiting the mission's asteroid target Dinkinesh. Scientists named it Selam, and have now learned that Selam is a cosmic toddler. from Space https://ift.tt/QC0JDUN

China's Chang'e 6 sample return mission to the moon's far side is scheduled to launch early Friday morning (May 3), and you can watch the action live. from Space https://ift.tt/4jKyWUr

Conventional plant regeneration approaches by cell culture require the external application of plant growth regulators, including hormones. However, optimizing culture conditions can be laborious. Now, researchers have developed a novel plant regeneration system that omits the need for hormone application by genetically regulating the expression of genes that control plant cell differentiation. Their work holds significant potential in the development of genetically modified plants in a simpler and cost-effective manner. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/DcYUOfx

Having a spider on your wall has never looked so good thanks to Lego's The Amazing Spider-Man set. from Space https://ift.tt/hO4iE5H