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Geneticists uncover new insights into how sex chromosome systems work in the platypus and the chicken -- which will lead to better understandings of our own sex chromosome evolution and gene regulation. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/fAIhT1Q

A robotic excavator could build a dry stone wall to act as a blast shield around a launch pad on the moon, a new study suggests. from Space https://ift.tt/EBkZ92P

The Milky Way looks stunning above the Alqueva Dark Sky preserve in Portugal thanks to this mosaic from astrophotographer Miguel Claro. from Space https://ift.tt/fFXWoJH

The first trailer lands for Bleecker Street's new psychological sci-fi feature, "Slingshot." from Space https://ift.tt/jtWQDb5

The moon, Mars and Jupiter form a triangle in the early morning hours of July 31 alongside the stars of the Taurus constellation. Here's how to see it. from Space https://ift.tt/Vsmxj6Y

United Launch Alliance's venerable Atlas V rocket will fly its final national security mission early Tuesday (July 30), and you can watch the action live. from Space https://ift.tt/4GRMoUt

Paramount+ released the fifth and final season trailer for "Star Trek: Lower Decks." from Space https://ift.tt/tIhPFde

SpaceX ignited the engines on its Starship spacecraft on Friday afternoon (July 26) to prep for an upcoming test flight, which may be just a few weeks away. from Space https://ift.tt/Vnr4ydQ

Space and Lego fans alike should be over the moon with this stunning Lego NASA Artemis set. from Space https://ift.tt/nsJpiK6

Discover your night sky this week, July 29 — Aug. 4, 2024, using just your naked eyes, no equipment necessary. from Space https://ift.tt/aZS8sHD

Andre Douglas became eligible for NASA spaceflights in March. Weeks later, the NASA astronaut learned he would back up the next mission to fly humans around the moon. from Space https://ift.tt/t6gkvnO

The first teaser for Paramount+'s all-original "Star Trek" movie, "Section 31" had landed at San Diego Comic-Con. from Space https://ift.tt/mqwlYPO

A study has made it possible to estimate experimentally the energy required to transfer protons from water to ionic liquids. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ygExHZL

Using NASA's Fermi telescope, astronomers have discovered a hidden "annihilation feature" in the gamma-ray burst known as the "BOAT," or the "brightest of all time." from Space https://ift.tt/vb51VrI

Planetary scientists have been searching the cosmos for liquid water. Here are the most promising water worlds in the solar system and beyond. from Space https://ift.tt/OSAulT6

The Space Gal is headed into orbit, as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program. from Space https://ift.tt/m14dbwl

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station. from Space https://ift.tt/VKefLhS

Researchers have developed somersaulting spin qubits for universal quantum logic. This achievement may enable efficient control of large semiconductor qubit arrays. The research group recently published their demonstration of hopping spins and somersaulting spins. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3YrHsJu

In a global first, scientists working in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the North Pacific Ocean have found that metallic nodules on the seafloor produce their own oxygen, dubbed "dark oxygen." from Space https://ift.tt/XcxuWaP

The Euclid and XMM-Newton missions have combined to show the hidden, hot gas that fills an immense galaxy cluster 2.7 billion light-years away. from Space https://ift.tt/UzRuJQW

Citizen scientists have discovered what may be a brown dwarf racing through the cosmos at around 1.2 million miles per hour. Now astronomers want to know what launched it. from Space https://ift.tt/1K37Nqh

Researchers have successfully made super-heavy element 116 using a beam of titanium-50. That milestone sets the team up to attempt making the heaviest element yet: 120. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/M15Vtxw

A new trailer for Disney+ and Disney Jr.'s kid-centric "Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures." from Space https://ift.tt/iOBC1PH

Vivid clouds swirl across Jupiter's skies like colorful brushstrokes in a new photo from NASA's Juno spacecraft. from Space https://ift.tt/zXjR9Sm

China's Shenzhou 18 mission staged an emergency drill recently to boost preparedness aboard the country's Tiangong space station. from Space https://ift.tt/mJkPi16

Researchers have found a link between some of the largest and smallest objects in the cosmos: supermassive black holes and dark matter particles. Their new calculations reveal that pairs of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) can merge into a single larger black hole because of previously overlooked behavior of dark matter particles, proposing a solution to the longstanding 'final parsec problem' in astronomy. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/PzmWS7Q

The JWST's infrared vision has seen deep into the stormy atmosphere of two brown dwarfs that form the third closest system to the sun. from Space https://ift.tt/jg3Bcm2

SpaceX's Dragon series now has a new entrant: a larger, tougher variant that will send the ISS to its doom sometime in the 2030s. from Space https://ift.tt/5PjGMm3

The first robotic Argonaut moon landing mission is targeted for 2031, the European Space Agency noted in a document published last week. from Space https://ift.tt/kT03Acw

HBO released a premiere date and second teaser for upcoming sci-fi series "Dune: Prophecy." from Space https://ift.tt/GQD40Ek

Two years after stating there were no plans to save artifacts from the end of the International Space Station, NASA is in the early stages of identifying what small parts of the complex to preserve. from Space https://ift.tt/KX3vUg9

Check out these stargazing targets that you can see with the naked eye this week (July 22 to July 28), from planetary meet-ups to meteor showers and more! from Space https://ift.tt/dzcUpQk

Seven years ago, the Cassini mission ended when the spacecraft dramatically crashed into Saturn, but the data it collected is still delivering results, revealing the secrets of Titan's oceans. from Space https://ift.tt/LC9jEQJ

A preview of veteran "Star Trek" author Greg Cox's latest novel, "Star Trek: Lost To Eternity," which picks up where "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" left off. from Space https://ift.tt/8QWIOa0

The 56-qubit H2-1 computer has broken the previous record in the 'quantum supremacy' benchmark first set by Google in 2019. from Space https://ift.tt/AHEpI5k

To gain insight on how the Soviet Union built moon-bound gear, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) carried out a covert spy job on a Soviet exhibit in 1959. from Space https://ift.tt/xyOzbEM

A new study describes a chemical reaction that can convert Styrofoam into a high-value conducting polymer known as PEDOT:PSS. Researchers also noted that the upgraded plastic waste can be successfully incorporated into functional electronic devices, including silicon-based hybrid solar cells and organic electrochemical transistors. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/lyEXpCg

Want to learn more about the moon and how craters are formed? This neat NASA experiment will take your learning to new heights. from Space https://ift.tt/gz0mQEi

The risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers identified vaccination as a primary factor in reducing the risk of long COVID. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/da4yp6R

SpaceX is trying to get its Falcon 9 re-approved for satellite launches with the Federal Aviation Administration. But NASA says it needs to take an independent look before more ISS launches of astronauts or cargo takes place. from Space https://ift.tt/bRCTVDe

During an event, details like what you saw, smelled, and felt aren't stored as a single memory. Rather, they are encoded and stored in your brain separately. To retrieve that memory, those pieces must get put back together. When that doesn't happen in the right way or details are distorted, it can lead to the creation of false memories. Now researchers have evidence that the common cuttlefish may create false memories, too. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/GNX9Wcw

A tidally locked gas giant experiences eternal sunshine on one side, and eternal darkness on the other. from Space https://ift.tt/MDaLGs4

Newly released images from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope capture a cloud complex called Rho Ophiuchi, the Orion Nebula, a spiral galaxy named NGC 3627 and a galaxy cluster known as MACS J0416. from Space https://ift.tt/N6pbKvQ

A strange 'garden sprinkler-like' jet coming from a neutron star has been pictured for the first time. The S-shaped structure is created as the jet changes direction due to the wobbling of the disc of hot gas around the star -- a process called precession, which has been observed with black holes but, until now, never with neutron stars. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/OanWLXd

Don't miss the new "Alien: Romulus" IMAX teaser and behind-the-scenes featurette that give a terrifying glimpse at the upcoming installment of the legendary sci-fi horror franchise. from Space https://ift.tt/kOMx1Zj

According to a new study, both 30-year risk for cardiovascular disease in addition to 10-year risk may be considered in making decisions about when to initiate high blood pressure medication. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/6zSZRbn

One of the world's best known and certainly most-traveled logos is 65 years old. The NASA insignia has adorned t-shirts and spacesuits, been reproduced 10 stories tall and reached the moon and Mars. from Space https://ift.tt/5Sq4XYT

Sponsor Content Created With United States Space Force from Space https://ift.tt/Wh9ZpDu

The composition and great density of 'hot Saturn' exoplanet Smertrios are a challenge to planet formation models that the detection of water may help solve. from Space https://ift.tt/vUoTlcQ

While headlines around the world claimed that these galaxies were "breaking" our understanding of the Big Bang, the truth is much more nuanced — and much more interesting. from Space https://ift.tt/K69pwvH

Scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer's disease. The team say this new approach could reduce the need for invasive and costly diagnostic tests while improving treatment outcomes early when interventions such as lifestyle changes or new medicines may have a chance to work best. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/7e9MZEf

Discover your night sky this week, July 15-21, 2024, using just your naked eyes. from Space https://ift.tt/fuUvqaV

We take a look at the apparent uptick in weird weather events and discuss the possible causes with leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. from Space https://ift.tt/F0SuGHO

A codex of everything we currently know about "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" from Space https://ift.tt/e40OXhU

The frontier culture of space will enhance and revitalize the concept of family, even as it has seemed to fade in the societies that are launching this new era. from Space https://ift.tt/LbKmPcg

By constructing hexagonal metallic-mean approximants of the honeycomb lattice, scientists have linked incommensurately modulated structures and quasicrystals, two classes of aperiodic crystals. They found that a quasicrystal converges to a modulated honeycomb crystal on arranging tiles based on metallic means. This metallic-mean tiling pattern was also identified in polymer and colloidal systems in soft-matter self-assemblies, providing new insights into aperiodic crystals. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/9RLho0b

Scientists have developed a tiny 'claw machine' that is able to pick up and drop a marble-sized ball in response to exposure to chemical vapors. The findings point to a technique that can enable soft actuators--the parts of a machine that make it move--to perform multiple tasks without the need for additional costly materials. While existing soft actuators can be 'one-trick ponies' restricted to one type of movement, this novel composite film contorts itself in different ways depending on the vapor that it is exposed to. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/UgzkLyS

By measuring the motions of stars in the Draco dwarf galaxy, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to map the density profile of dark matter. from Space https://ift.tt/yswGh9X

NASA is troubleshooting a recently revealed problem with the transistors aboard its $5 billion Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is slated to launch this October. from Space https://ift.tt/p13VkE4

Pollinators experienced a 39-percent decline in foraging efficiency after being exposed to elevated air pollution levels. In contrast, plant-eating aphids and other pests were not significantly impacted. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/5RHMVwE

A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing the course of the Ganges. from Space https://ift.tt/rilOzRk

Space.com caught up with Inspiration4 crewmember Chris Sembroski to discuss the landmark 2021 SpaceX mission and how it affected him. from Space https://ift.tt/2zMuTWU

Adding crushed basalt rocks and special fertilizers can reduce potent nitrous oxide (N2O) greenhouse gas emissions and help safeguard the stratospheric ozone layer. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Jsfaozt

HBO released a new trailer and poster for its new original documentary, "Wild Wild Space," which explores how private companies are jockeying for the lead in low Earth orbit. from Space https://ift.tt/xltp6d2

A sparkling jeweled ring, created through a cosmic phenomenon called gravitational lensing, has been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope. from Space https://ift.tt/PZKmSlb

In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered Uranus has a strangely weak radiation belt. Now, researchers think this could be linked to "traffic jams" caused by the world's warped magnetic field. from Space https://ift.tt/jyYOx5P

James Webb Space Telescope data suggests the exoplanet LHS 1140 b is a water world in its star's habitable zone that sports a lovely, temperate ocean. from Space https://ift.tt/cOdDHzB

The strongest hurricane to occur this early in the year makes landfall in Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 early Monday (July 8) morning. from Space https://ift.tt/zKMrQEY

The expansion of the universe may not be accelerating at the edges of black holes. If this is the case at all event horizons, this may explain "Hubble tension," and the worst prediction in physics. from Space https://ift.tt/1nNTF9K

A NASA asteroid-hunting mission is coming to a close, paving the way for the next generation of planetary defense efforts. from Space https://ift.tt/Yn9p3i5

Jameel Janjua made it 'to the bitter end' in a Canadian astronaut government selection in 2009, but wasn't chosen. He found a different path to space, however: Virgin Galactic. from Space https://ift.tt/7koxAC4

Europe's new heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket is set to make its long-delayed debut on Tuesday (July 9). from Space https://ift.tt/gGVQCFJ

The space environment is harsh and full of extreme radiation. Scientists designing spacecraft and satellites need materials that can withstand these conditions. from Space https://ift.tt/wBLqVzU

Check out these three incredible solar images taken by astrophotographer Mark Johnston from his backyard in Scottsdale, Arizona. from Space https://ift.tt/6MNj40U

At the 2024 Astronomical Society of Australia's Annual Scientific Meeting, I got to walk on an asteroid in virtual reality. Here's what I found in Ryugu World. from Space https://ift.tt/YXQ3wPg

Join me on an adventure along Norway's stunning coastline as I explore the strange phenomenon of the midnight sun, where the sun doesn't set below the horizon. from Space https://ift.tt/AEqPlrS

Researchers studying iron meteorites suggest that the early solar system took the shape of a donut, not a dartboard as previously thought. from Space https://ift.tt/HxA9yh6

Eerie new ISS photos appear to show a ghost in the machine during Independence Day. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick and others did 'light painting' with the U.S. flag in the background. from Space https://ift.tt/DH7UAz0

Get a look at the first reveal trailer for Saber Interactive's "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead" video game. from Space https://ift.tt/Z58nGKY

Pseudomonas aeruginosa -- an environmental bacteria that can cause devastating multidrug-resistant infections, particularly in people with underlying lung conditions -- evolved rapidly and then spread globally over the last 200 years, probably driven by changes in human behavior, a new study has found. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/zQCiqsT

New findings challenge the idea that academically selective schools are necessary for clever pupils to achieve good outcomes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/wr245Rg

Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered 'green roofs,' street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/P1LUsyG

Everyday clothing may soon be able to capture and record body movements according to new research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/dmevcOE

Mysterious swirling patterns seen on the moon's surface may be linked to underground magma activity, a new study suggests. from Space https://ift.tt/sOa0Mqo

Astronomers have found two of the Milky Way's missing satellite galaxies, a step toward earning a better understanding of dark matter. from Space https://ift.tt/EkfaL1y

Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, the NASA commander of the ill-fated flight of space shuttle Challenger, is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with the naming of a space station cargo spacecraft. from Space https://ift.tt/n6sSFrX

"The Great Food Truck Race" lifted off for its 17th season by touching down at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Chef Tyler Florence welcomed nine teams to the "Blast Off Challenge." from Space https://ift.tt/u9t6QXS

Researchers have developed a python-tooth-inspired device as a supplement to current rotator cuff suture repair, and found that it nearly doubled repair strength. Their biomimetic approach following the design of python teeth helps to reattach tendons to bone more securely. The device not only augments the strength of the repair but can also be customized to the patient. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/1TFWeo2

The James Webb Space Telescope found "tiny red dots" in the early universe representing overgrown supermassive black holes and stars that are impossibly old for the infant cosmos. from Space https://ift.tt/uI7tyZk

New research has identified two distinct populations of puffy, sub-Neptune exoplanets with low densities, allowing them to stay in step with their planetary siblings. from Space https://ift.tt/1IxVCho