On March 18, 1965, history was made as the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod-2 lifted off from Baikonur with Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev aboard. Tasked with humanity’s first-ever spacewalk, the mission carried enormous scientific, personal, and…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Diamonds provide rare glimpse into chemistry deep inside Earth-Xinhua
JERUSALEM, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — Israeli, U.S. and British researchers have discovered some microscopic metallic alloy features in diamonds formed 280-470 km beneath Earth’s surface, providing the first direct evidence of nickel-rich alloys at…
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Glass from space? Scientists reveal alien finds from an ancient asteroid impact, but a key piece of the cosmic puzzle remains missing
In the deserts of southern Australia, tiny glassy fragments have puzzled scientists for decades. These mysterious objects, forged in extreme conditions, are not the result of volcanic activity or human hands. Instead, researchers say they are the…Continue Reading
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Why “dry” oil wells aren’t really empty
A common problem with oil wells is that they can run dry even when sound-based measurements say there’s still oil there. A team from Penn State University used PSC’s flagship Bridges-2 supercomputer to add a time dimension to these seismic…
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1M‑yr-old Yunxian 2 skull challenges Homo sapiens timeline
1M‑yr-old Yunxian 2 skull challenges Homo sapiens timeline | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/ScienceRe-dated to between 940,000 and 1.1 million years old and reassigned to Homo longi, the specimen could shift the appearance of large-brained…
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NASA Selects Katalyst Space For Swift Telescope Reboost
NASA Selects Katalyst Space For Swift Telescope Reboost | Aviation Week Network Blue Origin To Expand New Shepard Fleet | Aviation Week Network