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From lunar eclipse to partial solar eclipse to supermoon, 2021 is a spectacular year for lunar events. But this month marks the final supermoon of the year, with the full “strawberry” moon illuminating the night sky this week. A supermoon occurs when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, known as the perigee. It looks …

Zoom in / Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, of Texas, is chairman of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. NASA / Joel Kowski NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will appear at the House Science, Space and Technology Committee meeting on Wednesday, and the meeting could be full of intrigue when the topic of NASA’s Artemis Landing Program and SpaceX comes out. …

From lunar eclipse to partial solar eclipse to supermoon, 2021 is a spectacular year for lunar events. But this month marks the final supermoon of the year, with the full “strawberry” moon illuminating the night sky this week. A supermoon occurs when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, known as the perigee. It looks …

Fossils of two giant rhinos have been found in China, according to a study published Thursday. According to NBC News, the two new fossils, which scientists claim date back to “about 22 million years”, were discovered in May 2015 in the Linxia region of Gansu province in northwestern China. The skull, jawbone and teeth, and the satin vertebra – connecting …

One day in October 1820, two young men, Elijah Hamlin and Ezekiel Holmes, were walking on a hill in Maine called Mount Mika when they saw a glowing green stone on the ground. They picked him up and began looking for others, but the darkness was falling. It snowed the next day. When they finally returned, in the spring they …

Incision of the intestine showing its characteristic folded structure. Credit: Amy Engevik An international team led by Xavier Trepat of IBEC measured the cellular forces in the laboratory-grown mini intestines, deciphering how the inner wall of this vital organ folds and moves. The study, published in Nature Cell Biology, opens the door to a better understanding of the basics of …

In the video, the forceps push a piece of squid that sits on a ramp as a suggestion. Suddenly, a snow moray eel named Kani lifts its muscular bulges from a body outside the water on the ramp. He opens his mouth and bites the squid. The eel pauses for a moment, opens its mouth again, and as if its …

The Hubble Space Telescope on the Earth’s Edge and Space in a photo taken after Hubble’s second mission in 1997. NASA NASA is working to save its valuable Hubble Space Telescope after a mysterious computer problem took it offline last week. Hubble went into space in 1990 and immediately began capturing the universe in revolutionary detail. The Earth’s orbital observatory …

Since the Juno spacecraft has been in orbit around Jupiter for nearly five years – since July 4, 2016 – you may have forgotten about that time in 2013. Juno flew past Earth. The spacecraft needed a little extra boost to reach Jupiter, so it used Earth for gravitational assistance. Image editor Kevin Gill reminded us of this flyover with …

FIG. 1: Synthesis method for the new three-component photocatalyst. A carbon nanotube encapsulating iodine molecules was immersed in an aqueous solution of silver nitrate (AgNO3) to give the composite photocatalyst. Credit: Shinji Kawasaki and Yosuke Ishii of the Nagoya Institute of Technology Scientists are finding a way to effectively use visible sunlight to break down CO2, opening the door to …