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The molecules that are shaped like footballs get their names as they are formed by an arrangement of 60 carbon atoms. The ISM is the collection of gas and dust that separates our Solar System from other star systems. As CNN reports, the elements that form the ISM are crucial in the formation of stars and planetary bodies as they …

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"Amazing First": SpaceX successfully launches Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. SpaceX has successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday morning, according to the company, which was one of the most sophisticated so far. The rocket exploded at exactly 2:30 am, Three hours after the opening window was released at 23:30. After …

The Israeli non-profit organization SpaceIL announced it would abandon its plans for a second lunar after the crash in its initial mission earlier this spring. At that time, the company said it would make a second attempt to land on the moon, but a message from its official tweaker today says the team will continue to build the Beresheet 2 …

An artist's concept of an asteroid near the ground. NASA / JPL-Caltech An asteroid-sized refrigerator was spotted by telescopes in Hawaii on Saturday just before it collided with the Earth's atmosphere and burned like a fireball in the sky south of Puerto Rico. Innocent space rock, officially called the 2019 MO, never had a chance to get to the ground …

Electrically charged C60 molecules, in which 60 carbon atoms are arranged in a hollow sphere that resembles a soccer ball, were found by the Hubble Space Telescope in the interstellar medium between star systems. These are magnified galaxies behind large galaxy clusters. The pink halos reveal the gas surrounding the distant galaxies and its structure. The NICER detector on the …

CLOSE Impress your friends with the sky with these factually interesting facts about eclipse. USA TODAY If you still have a sunshine residue from 2017, do not worry: next week there is one more. But there is a catch – you will have to jump on an airplane On July 2, a full eclipse of the sun will be visible …

You really need to have the courage to run a marathon. In fact, endurance athletes who carry a specific type of intestinal bacteria can perform better than those without this micro-organism moving in their digestive tract, according to a report published Monday in Nature Medicine. Harvard researchers analyzed stool samples from 10 Boston Marathon riders who completed the race for …

Our digestive system, a group of organs that includes the stomach and colon, harbors nearly 100 trillion bacteria. Collectively known as the "gut microbiome," these bacteria help our bodies break down complex carbohydrates and starches while also producing vitamins and hormones. Gut flora, which collectively weighs up to four and a quarter pounds and contains more genes than our actual …

NASA's Martian rover Curiosity has found that the Red Planet has been producing significantly more methane than previously known. This finding has significant implications for the study of Mars, most notably the possibility that the planet is currently harboring life. "Given this surprising result, we have reorganized the weekend to run a follow-up experiment," Ashwin R. Vasavada, the project scientist …