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New Scans Give us a Better View of the Metal Asteroid Psyche
Universe Today - 2 Nov 2020 17:31
In 2022, NASA will launch a spacecraft to asteroid Psyche (16 Psyche), one of the largest in the asteroid belt, and the only known asteroid to be composed almost entirely of metals like iron and nickel. Now, scientists h...
Hot or cold, weather alone has no significant effect on COVID-19 spread
Science Daily - 2 Nov 2020 22:54
New research is adding some clarity on weather's role in COVID-19 infection, with a new study finding that temperature and humidity do not play a significant role in coronavirus spread.
More than half of all sunlike stars in the Milky Way may have a habitable planet
SPACE.com - 2 Nov 2020 19:48
On average, each sunlike star in the Milky Way likely harbors between 0.4 and 0.9 rocky planets in its "habitable zone," researchers have found.
Travis CI complains of 'significant abuse' of its free deal, creates new pricing that has developers riled
The Register - 2 Nov 2020 21:44
Open-source coders to get 'upgraded' to a trial plan that's not great Travis CI, whose product is a continuous integration tool which can automatically test and deploy applications when new code is merged, has introduced...
New cause of COVID-19 blood clots identified
Science Daily - 2 Nov 2020 21:22
A new study reveals that COVID-19 triggers production of antibodies circulating through the blood, causing clots in people hospitalized with the disease.
A.I. tool provides more accurate flu forecasts
Science Daily - 2 Nov 2020 21:22
Scientists developed an A.I. tool using real-world state and regional data from the U.S. and Japan, then tested its forecasts against historical flu data. By incorporating location data, the A.I. system is able to outper...
Analysis of a Martian meteorite reveals evidence of water 4.4 billion years ago
Phys.org - 2 Nov 2020 15:22
A meteorite that originated on Mars billions of years ago reveals details of ancient impact events on the red planet. Certain minerals from the Martian crust in the meteorite are oxidized, suggesting the presence of wate...
Air Force Purchase of Chinese Drones Spurs Security Concerns
Wall Street Journal - 2 Nov 2020 15:00
The U.S. Air Force recently bought dozens of Chinese-made drones to use for testing and training, fueling concerns about continued Defense Department use of technology that lawmakers consider a threat to national securit...
Space Station 20th: astronauts celebrate humans' home in space
ESA - 2 Nov 2020 11:00
Video: 00:13:39 Monday 2 November, 2020 marks 20 years since the first crew took up residence on the International Space Station. Since then, 240 people including 18 ESA astronauts have lived and worked on the orbital ou...
How did the Earth get its water? The answer might be found on Mercury
Universe Today - 2 Nov 2020 23:23
I don’t know if you’ve noticed by now, but the Earth is a little bit wet. How Earth got all its water is one of the major mysteries in the formation of the solar system, and a team of Japanese researchers have just u...
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 30 October 2020 - Space botany and CubeSats
SpaceRef - 2 Nov 2020 21:53
Space botany and CubeSats were the dominant research theme Friday as the Expedition 64 crew looks ahead to its first spacewalk in November....
Emergency care doctors not getting sufficient 'down time'
Science Daily - 2 Nov 2020 19:00
A survey of more than 4,000 UK emergency care doctors has shown that they need more support to recover from work pressures between shifts.
First light on a next-gen astronomical survey toward a new understanding of the cosmos
Phys.org - 2 Nov 2020 18:27
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey's fifth generation collected its very first observations of the cosmos at 1:47 a.m. on October 24, 2020. This groundbreaking all-sky survey will bolster our understanding of the formation and...
Age is a primary determinant of melanoma treatment resistance
Science Daily - 2 Nov 2020 18:00
Age may cause identical cancer cells with the same mutations to behave differently. In animal and laboratory models of melanoma cells, age was a primary factor in treatment response.
Researchers achieve fused silica with high damage threshold by combing chemical etching and laser polishing
Phys.org - 2 Nov 2020 15:30
Laser damage in fused silica, particularly ultraviolet laser damage, is still a key problem limiting the development of high-power laser systems. The traditional processing method of fused silica goes through the process...
The Shroud of Turin: Created by Miracle or Medieval Forgers?
Discover - 2 Nov 2020 23:27
Although its authenticity is hotly debated, the supposed burial cloth of Jesus Christ is still one of the most studied Christian relics there is. What have scientists learned about it?
What social networks have learned since the 2016 election
TechCrunch - 2 Nov 2020 22:57
On the eve on the 2020 U.S. election, tensions are running high. The good news? 2020 isn’t 2016. Social networks are way better prepared to handle a wide array of complex, dangerous or otherwise ambiguous Election Day ...
Astronomers see gigantic collisions of galaxy clusters in young universe
Phys.org - 2 Nov 2020 19:43
An international team of researchers led by Leiden University (the Netherlands) has mapped nine gigantic collisions of galaxy clusters. The collisions took place seven billion years ago and could be observed because they...
Ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed via computer
Science Daily - 2 Nov 2020 18:00
An ultrapotent nanoparticle candidate vaccine against COVID-19 has been developed with structure-based vaccine design techniques invented at UW Medicine. It is a self-assembling protein nanoparticle that displays 60 copi...
Get ready for the 'Great Conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn
SPACE.com - 2 Nov 2020 14:16
During the "Great Conjunction" on Dec. 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will be about one-tenth of a degree apart, their closest approach since 1623.
SpaceX's Starship may help clean up space junk
SPACE.com - 2 Nov 2020 14:16
SpaceX's next-gen Starship system may help clean up Earth orbit when it's not taking people and payloads to the moon and Mars.
Decennial 2020 research sets the agenda for advancing safe healthcare
EurekAlert! - 2 Nov 2020 07:00
(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) More than 700 studies, including 250 international abstracts, highlighting worldwide progress in preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections and addressing...