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An inmate's love of mathematics leads to discovery in number theory
Live Science - 30 May 2020 15:17
Christopher Havens came upon his love of math while in solitary confinement. A decade later, he published a paper on number theory in a top mathematics journal.
Why would a little storm in the distance shut down historic SpaceX launch?
Live Science - 30 May 2020 02:05
Why should a little storm in the distance shut down a Falcon 9 launch? History, the tricky timing of matching orbits, and complex meteorology.
NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts into new era of private spaceflight
New Scientist - 30 May 2020 23:21
On 30 May, SpaceX and NASA pulled off a historic launch - the first private spacecraft to take astronauts into orbit, and the first crewed launch from US soil in 9 years
Evolution of coronavirus outlines path from animals to humans
Neuroscience News - 30 May 2020 20:25
Study reports SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was well suited to making the jump from animals to humans by shapeshifting as it gained the ability to infect human cells. The virus's ability to infect humans oc...
New gut-brain link: How gut mucus could help treat brain disorders
Neuroscience News - 30 May 2020 19:56
Changes in gut mucus may contribute to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurological disorders. Researchers noted changes in types of gut mucus bacteria in those with a range of neurological disorders compared to thei...
How SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission will work in 13 steps
Live Science - 30 May 2020 17:25
Here's a step-by-step explainer of what will happen during SpaceX's first Crew Dragon mission with astronauts, from prelaunch preparations to splashdown.
Why do rockets launch from Florida?
Live Science - 30 May 2020 17:16
Today, Cape Canaveral is America's gateway to the cosmos, but it wasn't the first place from which rockets were launched.
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 30)
Singularity Hub - 30 May 2020 16:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OpenAI Debuts Gigantic GPT-3 Language Model With 175 Billion Parameters Khari Johnson | VentureBeat “A team of more than 30 OpenAI researchers have released a paper about GPT-3, a language model...