3D-printed rocket's debut launch aborted at last minute
A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts remained on the pad Wednesday after its debut launch attempt was aborted at the last minute.
A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts remained on the pad Wednesday after its debut launch attempt was aborted at the last minute.
Space Exploration
Mar 8, 2023
0
338
(Phys.org) —Geckos, found in places with warm climates, have fascinated people for hundreds of years. Scientists have been especially intrigued by these lizards, and have studied a variety of features such as the adhesive ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2014
0
1
Ancient animals were walking around on bird-like feet over 210 million years ago, according to a study published November 29, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Miengah Abrahams and Emese M. Bordy of the University ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Nov 29, 2023
0
162
A gecko scampering up a wall or across a ceiling has long fascinated scientists and encouraged them to investigate how to harness lizard's mysterious ability to defy gravity.
Materials Science
Dec 13, 2017
0
202
New research shows the fluid found on insects' feet does not help them adhere to vertical and inverted surfaces, as previously thought, but may in fact help them to unstick their feet more easily to allow greater control ...
Materials Science
Oct 7, 2015
0
58
An Alaska man on a paddleboard escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale, not even getting wet during a tense few seconds caught on camera by friends and family as the giant creature surfaced right in front of him then ...
Ecology
Jul 21, 2023
0
9
2015 was an exciting year for NASA's flying observatory, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA. By flying at altitudes of more than 40,000 feet, above more than 99% of the water vapor in Earth's atmosphere, ...
Space Exploration
Dec 29, 2015
0
10
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has made its third rocket-powered supersonic flight in the Mojave Desert, soaring to a record 71,000 feet.
Space Exploration
Jan 11, 2014
2
0
A Massachusetts state lawmaker is asking for the public's help to select an official state dinosaur.
Archaeology
Jan 5, 2021
0
8
A rarely seen shark embryo. Corals up to 7 feet (2 meters) high. Sponges with sharp edges.
Environment
Nov 22, 2018
0
21