WASHINGTON — A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has won a positive reaction from industry, who see the plans as aggressive but achievable.
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Two seemingly innocuous viral infections in adult honeybees may be secretly insidious, meddling with the insects’ airborne athletics. One virus makes them fly faster, while the other pumps the brakes.
Honeybees routinely battle infectious fungi, bacteria, mites and viruses – some of which can...
A zoo in Denmark wants you to give its lazy carnivores free handouts in the form of your small, unwanted pets. In unrelated news, someone's timeline for moving into that dream condo just got moved up."If you have a healthy animal that needs to be given away for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us," the Aalborg Zoo wrote in Facebook...
WASHINGTON — Despite cutting its forecast for launches this year, United Launch Alliance still expects to ramp up to an annual rate of 20 to 25 launches in 2026 and beyond.
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For the first time, a stunningly powerful X-ray laser has revealed minuscule atomic motions in a molecule that should otherwise be perfectly still – were it not for the quirks of quantum mechanics.
Quantum physics abhors stillness. This is because...
