Science

NASA's Hubble Finds Supernova Star System Linked to Potential 'Zombie Star'

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LEDs made from ‘wonder material’ perovskite: Colourful LEDs made from a material known as perovskite could lead to LED displays which are both cheaper and easier to manufacture in future

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Light-induced nanocarriers switch on improved gene therapy

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A newly developed, light-induced nanocarrier for targeted gene therapy has been trialled by researchers in Japan. The three-layered micelle...

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NASA Mars Curiosity Rover: Two Years and Counting on Red Planet

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This image from the Navigation Camera on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows wheel tracks printed by the rover as it drove...

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Study of Aerosols Stands to Improve Climate Models

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Low-level clouds along the California coast are visible in this July 26, 2014 image from the NOAA/NASA...

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World Bank Group Commits US$ 5 Billion to Boost Electricity Generation in Six African Countries

The World Bank Group committed $5 billion in new technical and financial support for energy projects in six African countries-- Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and Tanzania—which have partnered with President Obama’s Power Africa initiative...

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Rosetta's Comet: Imaging the Coma

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The nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimernko as seen by Rosetta's OSIRIS instrument from a distance of 1,210 miles (1,...

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Mars 2020 Rover's PIXL to Focus X-Rays on Tiny Targets

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This diagram shows components of the investigations payload for NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission.

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