SpaceX delays launch of Japanese moon lander again, citing rocket issues - Space.com
Space.com (November 30, 2022, 9:23 pm) - The company has not yet set a new target date for the launch of the Hakuto-R moon lander. Read more
University of Alberta researchers find two new minerals in meteorite - CTV News Edmonton
Ctvnews.ca (November 30, 2022, 9:10 pm) - Researchers from the University of Alberta are part of a team that has discovered at least two minerals never before seen on earth. Read more
New monochromator optics for tender X-rays - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 30, 2022, 9:01 pm) - Until now, it has been extremely tedious to perform measurements with high sensitivity and high spatial resolution using X-ray light in the tender energy range of 1.5 - 5.0 keV. Yet this X-ray light is ideal for investigating energy materials such as batterie… Read more
The junction is the key - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 30, 2022, 9:01 pm) - What laws govern how chemicals pass through filters? How do droplets of oil move through layers of stone? How do blood cells travel through a living organism? A team of researchers led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute f… Read more
Bird's-eye view of a European project: SHOWCASE's open access collection - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 30, 2022, 9:01 pm) - Europe is increasingly investing in research and innovation. Supporting scientific breakthroughs, addressing social challenges and stepping up cooperation are only a few of the benefits of that investment. And while the results of research projects often beco… Read more
Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 30, 2022, 9:01 pm) - MIT neuroscientists discovered that the adult brain contains millions of "silent synapses" — immature connections between neurons that remain inactive until they're recruited to help form new memories. Read more
New research illuminates molecules aiding communication inside cells - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 30, 2022, 9:01 pm) - New research from the Lippincott-Schwartz Lab at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus being presented at Cell Bio 2022 provides a close-up look at the individual molecules that facilitate communication between cellular structures. The new research, which is also po… Read more
New research unlocks clues about the iconic flight of the wandering albatross - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 30, 2022, 9:01 pm) - Wandering albatrosses are highly adapted to long-distance soaring flight, assisted by a wingspan of up to 11 feet -the largest known of any living bird. They use the winds to soar thousands of miles seeking food to bring back to nourish their chicks. Researc… Read more
Fertilizing the ocean to store carbon dioxide - Chemie.de
Chemie.de (November 30, 2022, 8:54 pm) - The urgent need to remove excess carbon dioxide from Earth's environment could include enlisting some of our planet's smallest inhabitants, according to an international research team led by Micha ... Read more
Nanodiamonds can be activated as photocatalysts with sunlight - Science Daily
Science Daily (November 30, 2022, 8:10 pm) - Nanodiamond materials have potential as low-cost photocatalysts. But until now, such carbon nanoparticles required high-energy UV light to become active. The DIACAT consortium has therefore produced and analysed variations of nanodiamond materials. The work s… Read more
Astronomers Get a Rare Look at Supermassive Black Hole Gobbling Up a Star - CNET
CNET (November 30, 2022, 7:36 pm) - The cosmic meal flashed with the intensity of 1,000 trillion suns. Read more
NASA's Orion capsule to leave distant retrograde orbit, return to Earth - UPI News
UPI.com (November 30, 2022, 7:35 pm) - UPI delivers the latest headlines from around the world: Top News, Entertainment, Health, Business, Science and Sports News - United Press International Read more
BlueWalker 3, an enormous and bright communications satellite, is genuinely alarming astronomers - The Conversation
The Conversation Africa (November 30, 2022, 7:30 pm) - The stars, planets and Milky Way we see at night are part of a wilderness shared across the globe and across centuries. But does BlueWalker 3 herald a night sky polluted with bright satellites? Read more
With a Small Network of Satellites Around Mars, Rovers Could Navigate Autonomously - Universe Today
Universe Today (November 30, 2022, 7:18 pm) - In the future Mars rovers may explore the polar regions of the planet, with navigation help from small satellite constellations. Read more
ZTF makes first discovery of a rare cosmic "lunch" - Newswise
Newswise (November 30, 2022, 7:00 pm) - The universe can be a violent place. Stars die or collide with each other and black holes devour everything that gets too close. Read more
Commercially Enabled Rapid Space Science Project (CERISS) | Science Mission Directorate - Science@NASA
NASA (November 30, 2022, 6:41 pm) - Developing Research Capabilities in Space The Commercially Enabled Rapid Space Science project (CERISS) will develop transformative research capabilities with commercial space industry to dramatically increase the pace of research. Long-range goals include co… Read more
76 Million-Year-Old Fossil Fills Long-standing Gap In T. Rex History - CNET
CNET (November 30, 2022, 6:35 pm) - Nicknamed "Sisyphus," this specimen was incredibly difficult to nudge out of its ancient resting place. Read more
Mars very visible in night sky as it moves closer to Earth - Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal
Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal (November 30, 2022, 6:30 pm) -
After Dec. 8, the red planet will start to move farther away from us
Read moreSymmetry-protected Majorana edge modes produced on Google's quantum computer - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 30, 2022, 6:26 pm) - Physicists at Google Quantum AI have used their quantum computer to study a type of effective particle that is more resilient to environmental disturbances that can degrade quantum calculations. These effective particles, known as Majorana edge modes, form as… Read more
Scientists build 'baby wormhole' in quantum computer - TRT World
TRT World (November 30, 2022, 6:14 pm) - Scientists have long pursued a deeper understanding of wormholes — a rupture in space and time and considered a bridge between two remote regions in the universe — and now appear to be making progress. Read more
Kazia Therapeutics welcomes publication of positive pre-clinical data for EVT801 in peer-reviewed cancer research journal - Proactive Investors Australia
Proactive Investors Australia (November 30, 2022, 6:08 pm) - Kazia Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:KZA, NASDAQ:KZIA) is encouraged by the publication of positive pre-clinical data for EVT801, its clinical-stage... Read more
Space Station Solutions for Artemis Missions to the Moon and Beyond - NASA
NASA (November 30, 2022, 6:06 pm) - Getting a spacecraft to the Moon or Mars is quite literally rocket science. Read more
2022 Geminid Meteor Shower Active Now, Already Raining Down Shooting Stars - CNET
CNET (November 30, 2022, 6:06 pm) - Bright cosmic fireballs and even "Earth grazers" are on the night sky calendar in coming weeks. Read more
Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft prepares for its Earth return journey - SpaceFlight Insider
SpaceFlight Insider (November 30, 2022, 6:00 pm) - More than halfway through the Artemis 1 mission, NASA's uncrewed Orion spacecraft is set to begin its return journey to Earth. Read more
VP Harris, French President Macron see Webb telescope's latest chaotic image - CNN
CNN (November 30, 2022, 5:55 pm) - The beautiful chaos of two merging galaxies shines in the latest image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Read more
Astronomers capture black hole gobbling up a star in a "hyper-feeding frenzy" - Ars Technica
Ars Technica (November 30, 2022, 5:49 pm) - "It's probably swallowing the star at the rate of half the mass of the Sun per year." Read more
