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Space Exploration Apr 10, 2024

After delay, Delta IV Heavy lifts off for the last time

The storied career of the Delta family of rockets had to wait a little longer than planned to turn the page on its final chapter, but the last of its kind lifted off on the Space Coast on April 9.

Space Exploration Mar 18, 2024

SpaceX finally manages Kennedy Space Center launch with record-tying booster

After two days of scrubs, SpaceX pulled out some Friday night lights sending up another batch of Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast using a first-stage booster for a record-tying 19th time.

Space Exploration Mar 15, 2024

Businesses are ready for April's total solar eclipse with celestial-themed doughnuts and beer

Eclipse-themed beer. Jewelry and ornaments. And doughnuts that capture the sun's disappearing act with the help of buttercream frosting.

Space Exploration Mar 14, 2024

SpaceX scrubs Wednesday launch attempt at Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX scrubbed a launch attempt Wednesday night with just over 2 minutes on the countdown clock. The mission was set to send up another batch of Starlink satellites from the Space Coast using a first-stage booster for a ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 8, 2024

How does a bacterium know it's time to split apart?

Bacterial cells do not wake up one morning and decide to become parents. But there is a point in their cell cycle—after growing sufficiently and replicating their genomes—when they split in two, creating new cells that ...

Environment Oct 13, 2023

Climate 'countdown clock' report launched ahead of key UN talks

Top scientists have launched a yearly report series to plug knowledge gaps ahead of crunch climate talks, with their global warming "countdown clock" vying for the attention of world leaders and ordinary citizens alike.

Space Exploration Aug 27, 2023

New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries

Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday.

Space Exploration Apr 17, 2023

SpaceX reschedules Starship test flight for Thursday

SpaceX has rescheduled for Thursday the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond, after a technical glitch forced a halt to the countdown.

Space Exploration Oct 10, 2022

SpaceX sunset launch from Canaveral completes Space Coast trio

SpaceX was able to send up a Falcon 9 with a pair of satellites from Cape Canaveral on Saturday at sunset to complete a trio of launches for the Space Coast this week.

Molecular & Computational biology Oct 3, 2022

Scientists discover dual-function messenger RNA

For the very first time, a study led by Julian Chen and his group in Arizona State University's School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute's Center for the Mechanism of Evolution, has discovered an unprecedented ...

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