Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Can Last on Some Surfaces For 28 Days (Under Lab Conditions)
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Lab Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Can Last on Some Surfaces For 28 Days
A research group in Australia has just published what appears to be a pretty terrifying finding – SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is viable even after sitting on surfaces such as glass and bank notes for 28 days.
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Tardigrades, often called water bears, are near-microscopic creatures that can range from 0.05 mm to 1.2 mm in length. They have eight legs with four to eight claws on each.
They can survive just about anywhere, including outer space, can withstand temperatures down to -200°C and up to 148.9°C, and have survived five mass extinctions over the course of around half a billion years.
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They can survive just about anywhere, including outer space, can withstand temperatures down to -200°C and up to 148.9°C, and have survived five mass extinctions over the course of around half a billion years.
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For The First Time, Physicists Have Achieved Superconductivity at Room Temperature
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For The First Time, Physicists Have Achieved Superconductivity at Room Temperature
A major new milestone has just been achieved in the quest for superconductivity. For the first time, physicists have achieved the resistance-free flow of an electrical current at room temperature - a positively balmy 15 degrees Celsius (59 degrees
Two old spacecraft may be about to catastrophically collide in orbit
Update: The two spacecraft narrowly avoided a collision
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Update: The two spacecraft narrowly avoided a collision
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Two old spacecraft just avoided catastrophically colliding in orbit
A defunct navigation satellite and an old rocket booster have narrowly avoided a collision. If they had hit each other, it would have created two orbiting clouds of hazardous shrapnel that could threaten other satellites
This Startup Is Making Fully Edible/Biodegradable 'Plastic' Sauce Packets Out of Seaweed
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This Startup Is Making Fully Edible 'Plastic' Sauce Packets Out of Seaweed
From a pile of seaweed to a packet of soy sauce.
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Astronauts measuring their mass using momentum
The device measures the frequency of oscillation, which then helps determine the mass of the attached object.
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The device measures the frequency of oscillation, which then helps determine the mass of the attached object.
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A NASA Spacecraft Is About to Land on an Asteroid And Grab a Sample
You can watch this sample collection "Touch-And-Go" maneuver October 20 at 21:00 UTC / 17:00 EDT / 14:00 PDT on NASA Television and the agency's website.
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You can watch this sample collection "Touch-And-Go" maneuver October 20 at 21:00 UTC / 17:00 EDT / 14:00 PDT on NASA Television and the agency's website.
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Watch Live: A NASA Spacecraft Is About to Land on an Asteroid And Grab a Sample
Imagine parallel parking a 15-passenger van into just two to three parking spaces surrounded by two-story boulders. On October 20, a University of Arizona-led NASA mission 16 years in the making will attempt the astronomical equivalent more than 20
Scientists Just Discovered a Mysterious Organ Lurking in The Centre of The Human Head
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Scientists Just Discovered a Mysterious Organ Lurking in The Centre of The Human Head
Medical researchers have made a surprise anatomical discovery, finding what looks to be a mysterious set of salivary glands hidden inside the human head – which somehow have been missed by scientists for centuries up until now.
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Here It Is: The Spectacular Footage of NASA Touching Down on an Asteroid
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Note: This video is made up of a series of photos and does not represent the event in real time. In reality the craft was in contact with the asteroid for around 6 seconds before firing the thrusters and lifting off again.
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Visit the comments to read more and see an animation of how the sample collection works.
Note: This video is made up of a series of photos and does not represent the event in real time. In reality the craft was in contact with the asteroid for around 6 seconds before firing the thrusters and lifting off again.
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NASA Will Announce an 'Exciting New Discovery About The Moon' on Monday
The audio briefing will be streamed live on the agency's website at 16:00 UTC / 12:00 EDT on Monday 26 October.
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The audio briefing will be streamed live on the agency's website at 16:00 UTC / 12:00 EDT on Monday 26 October.
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NASA Will Announce an 'Exciting New Discovery About The Moon' on Monday
According to the latest dispatch from NASA, the space agency has an "exciting new discovery about the Moon" coming on Monday 26 October.
The First Star in Our Galaxy Caught Sending Out Fast Radio Bursts Is Doing It Again
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The First Star in Our Galaxy Caught Sending Out Fast Radio Bursts Is Doing It Again
A little dead star that dazzled us earlier this year is not done with its shenanigans.
NASA is rushing to hold onto its first sample of asteroid dust before too much leaks into space: 'Time is of the essence'
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NASA is rushing to hold onto its first sample of asteroid dust before too much leaks into space: 'Time is of the essence'
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft briefly landed on an asteroid called Bennu on Tuesday to collect samples of its rock. But now a valve on the probe's sample-collecting arm won't close, and the bits of asteroid it grabbed are floating away. The team is frantically…
Earth's Volatile Environment 320,000 Years Ago Helped Make Humans So Adaptable
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Earth's Volatile Environment 320,000 Years Ago Helped Make Humans So Adaptable
People thrive all across the globe, at every temperature, altitude, and landscape. How did human beings become so successful at adapting to whatever environment we wind up in?
Here's What It Actually Means if a COVID-19 Vaccine Passes Phase 3 Clinical Trials
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Here's What It Actually Means if a COVID-19 Vaccine Passes Phase 3 Clinical Trials
There are currently at least six COVID-19 vaccines in phase 3 clinical trials – the final phase of testing. These trials all aim to compare the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines versus a placebo.