21 top science headlines on Mon Nov 14, 2022

1. How long can exotic nuclei survive at the edge of stability? - Science Daily

   

   Science Daily (November 14, 2022, 9:36 pm) - A new study has measured how long it takes for several kinds of exotic nuclei to decay. The paper marks the first experimental result from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. It is just a small taste of what's to come at the facility, which will become 400 t… Read more

2. CityU materials scientists find a new way to create thermally stable high-entropy alloys - EurekAlert

   

   EurekAlert (November 14, 2022, 9:05 pm) - Nanoparticles have been used to develop high-strength materials for structural applications. But these nanoparticles are often thermally unstable, leading to rapid coarsening in a high-temperature environment. The latest research led by materials scientists a… Read more

3. Ottawa awards $43-million contract to Canadensys to build lunar rover - The Globe and Mail

   

   The Globe And Mail (November 14, 2022, 8:39 pm) - The four-wheeled vehicle, which could launch as early as 2026, is designed to carry a suite of science instruments to a landing site somewhere near the moon's south pole Read more

4. NASA's moon rocket on track for Wednesday launch attempt - Arab News

   

   Arab News (November 14, 2022, 8:30 pm) - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: NASA remained on track for Wednesday's planned liftoff of its new moon rocket, after determining that hurricane damage provided little extra risk to the test flight. Hurricane Nicole's high winds caused a 10-foot (3-meter) section of … Read more

5. See a 'Snake' Slithering Across the Sun's Surface - CNET

   

   CNET (November 14, 2022, 8:29 pm) - ESA and NASA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft captured a wild formation moving across our local star. Read more

6. CLIMB method offers a more efficient way to uncover biologically meaningful changes in genomic data - News-Medical.Net

   

   News-Medical.Net (November 14, 2022, 7:52 pm) - A new statistical method provides a more efficient way to uncover biologically meaningful changes in genomic data that span multiple conditions -; such as cell types or tissues. Read more

7. Countdown to Artemis Space Launch - FOX 4 Now

   

   YouTube (November 14, 2022, 7:44 pm) - A look at the Artemis space launch looking to happen in two days.Thumbnail Courtesy: Aubrey Gemignani/AP Read more

8. Scientists say sea-level changes formed Australia's K'Gari Sand Island, Great Barrier Reef - Science Daily

   

   Science Daily (November 14, 2022, 7:33 pm) - Researchers report evidence the formation of K'gari and the Great Barrier Reef are linked to a change in the magnitude of sea-level rise and fall due to major climate feedback changes during the Middle Pleistocene Transition. Read more

9. Study of 'polluted' white dwarfs finds that stars and planets grow together - Science Daily

   

   Science Daily (November 14, 2022, 7:31 pm) - A team of astronomers have found that planet formation in our young Solar System started much earlier than previously thought, with the building blocks of planets growing at the same time as their parent star. Read more

10. The Arrival of Tree Roots May Have Triggered Mass Extinctions in The Ocean - ScienceAlert

    

    ScienceAlert (November 14, 2022, 7:18 pm) - The first land plants to evolve penetrating root systems, around 400 million years ago, may very well have triggered a series of mass extinctions in the ocean. Read more

11. NZ-launched satellite reaches moon - after a couple of hairy moments - New Zealand Herald

    

    New Zealand Herald (November 14, 2022, 6:53 pm) - Successful mission for Rocket Lab and other private partners ... in the end. Read more

12. New Observations Confirm That a Magnetar has a Solid Surface and No Atmosphere - Universe Today

    

    Universe Today (November 14, 2022, 6:26 pm) - Plot twist: Magnetars might have solid surfaces according to data from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE.) Read more

13. CAPSTONE Enters Unique NRHO Lunar Orbit – SpacePolicyOnline.com - SpacePolicyOnline.com

    SpacePolicyOnline.com (November 14, 2022, 6:03 pm) - Posted: November 14, 2022 6:03 pm ET | Last Updated: November 14, 2022 6:05 pm ET | The CAPSTONE cubesat, a joint project of NASA, Advanced Space of Westminster, CO, and Terran Orbital, successfully achieved lunar orbit on November 13, 2022 as planned. It is … Read more

14. What is the CAMS project and how did machine learning help? - SETI Institute

    

    YouTube (November 14, 2022, 5:58 pm) - What is the Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance project? SETI Institute's Peter Jenniskens answers three questions about the project, machine learning, an... Read more

15. NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station - NASA

    

    NASA (November 14, 2022, 5:37 pm) - NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:19 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 21, to launch the company's 26th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. Read more

16. Shaping bacterial gene expression by physiological and proteome allocation constraints - Nature.com

    

    Nature.com (November 14, 2022, 5:27 pm) - In this Review, Scott and Hwa describe how physiological constraints are sensed through metabolic fluxes and how flux-controlled regulation gives rise to simple empirical relations between protein levels and the rate of cell growth. Read more

17. LightSail 2 is about to burn up - The Planetary Society

    

    The Planetary Society (November 14, 2022, 5:26 pm) - After 3.5 years, 18,000 orbits of the Earth, and 8 million kilometers (5 million miles) traveled, The Planetary Society's successful LightSail 2 solar sail spacecraft will burn up as it reenters the Earth's atmosphere in the next few days. Read more

18. Why go back to the Moon? - Phys.org

    

    Phys.Org (November 14, 2022, 5:22 pm) - On September 12, 1962, then US president John F. Kennedy informed the public of his plan to put a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. Read more

19. See a Solar Snake Slither Across the Sun's Surface – At 380,000 Miles per Hour - SciTechDaily

    

    SciTechDaily (November 14, 2022, 5:17 pm) - https://youtu.be/lF9MxR3L_3w Credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team; Acknowledgment: Frédéric Auchère, IAS Solar Orbiter has detected a 'tube' of cooler atmospheric gases rapidly snaking its way through the Sun's powerful magnetic field. This observation p… Read more

20. Powerful linear accelerator begins smashing atoms – 2 scientists on the team explain how it could reveal rare forms of matter - The Conversation

    

    The Conversation Africa (November 14, 2022, 5:12 pm) - A new particle accelerator has just begun operation. It is the most powerful accelerator of its kind on Earth and will allow physicists to study some of the rarest matter in the universe. Read more

21. New experiment measures decay time for exotic nuclei - Phys.org

    

    Phys.Org (November 14, 2022, 5:03 pm) - A new study led by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has measured how long it takes for several kinds of exotic nuclei to decay. The paper, published today in Physical Review Letters, marks the first experimental … Read more