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Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
But, of course, you need to make the fuel there in the first place. The…
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Despite court orders, climate and energy programs stalled by Trump freeze
“The executive does not have the authority to change policies simply because they don’t like…
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Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
That mission, and the 2020 Chang’e-5 robotic mission before it, are the first to return…
Posted inAI biochemistry Biology
AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics
And it worked. Repeating the same process with an added PLACER screening step boosted the…
From 900 miles away, the US government recorded audio of the Titan sub implosion
The waveform of the recording. From SOSUS to wind farms Back in the 1960s, 70s,…
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Seafloor detector picks up record neutrino while under construction
On Wednesday, a team of researchers announced that they got extremely lucky. The team is…
Scientific breakthroughs are hard without money for research infrastructure
What are indirect costs? Indirect costs, also known as facilities and administration costs, or overhead,…
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If it moves, it’s probably alive: Searching for life on other planets
The search for extraterrestrial life has always been a key motivator of space exploration. But…
ULA’s Vulcan rocket still doesn’t have the Space Force’s seal of approval
ULA crews at Cape Canaveral have already stacked the next Vulcan rocket on its mobile…
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22 states sue to block new NIH funding policy—court puts it on hold
Regardless of what else they might be doing, the indirect costs pay for various critical…