Virgin Orbit has successfully tested its new air-launch system (LauncherOne) that will deliver small satellites to orbit in the near future.
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Laser beams are used to change the properties of materials in an extremely precise way. However, the underlying processes generally take place at such unimaginably...
A transiting gas giant called WASP-62b has a cloud- and haze-free atmosphere, according to new research.
Like pappy used to say: if you see it writhe and hiss, give it a miss. Humans have passed on similar nuggets of wisdom since time...
It took three to four billion years for evolution to produce Homo sapiens. If the climate had failed at some point in this process even once,...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
A planet’s density is determined by its composition as well as its size: Gravity compresses the material a planet is made of, increasing the planet’s density....
Some of the most stunningly powerful objects in the sky aren’t necessarily the prettiest to look at. But their secrets can allow humanity to glimpse some...
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