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As locals and travelers enter Mississippi from Louisiana, they observe a massive Saturn V rocket, which was used to send the first man to the moon in 1969. As space-age thrill-seekers enter the INFINITY Science Center that houses the rocket, they will find an exhibit showcasing some of the most breathtaking high-resolution images of stars, galaxies, and planets captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This exhibit represents the center's educational mission to bring science to the masses. "I would describe us as a one-stop shop for all things STEM," said the center's chief executive officer, Michelle Coleman Anderson. The Hubble Traveling Exhibit is a 2,200-square-foot traveling NASA exhibit featuring a scale model of the Hubble and artifacts from the satellite's history, as well ...

High-altitude balloons are under fire. In February, the US military shot down a Chinese spy balloon and a "unidentified aerial phenomenon" that was presumably a hobbyist balloon. In early May, another enormous balloon was spotted in the southern hemisphere, raising concerns it was a surveillance device. Instead, balloon-borne telescopes that view deep into space from the stratosphere are the future of astronomy. “We’re looking up, not down,” explains Princeton University physics professor William Jones, director of NASA’s Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) team. The roughly 10-foot-tall telescope, launched from Wānaka, New Zealand, on April 15, has circled the southern hemisphere four times on a football stadium-sized polyethylene balloon. Its three cameras capt...

According to a database of author connections, China contributed the most research articles to prominent science publications last year, surpassing the US. According to preliminary statistics given by Nature in a news story, China also overtook the US in Earth and environmental sciences in 2022, although it still behind in life sciences.The Nature Index measures contributions to 82 journals in chemistry, Earth and environmental sciences, biological sciences, and physical sciences. Cell, Nature, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences are among its top peer-reviewed periodicals. Next month will get the whole 2022 dataset. Nature Index data shows that in 2022, nation overtook US. Since 2014, China has contributed more to the index, according to Nature. I...

Last week, astronomers anticipated a "da Vinci glow" around the May 19 new moon. Science for All examines what it is and why it is called after Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci this week. Sunset brings the da Vinci light. When a crescent moon is on the horizon, the silhouette of the full moon can be seen shortly after the sun sets in a partially black sky. Earthshine is the glow from light reflected from the earth, not the sun. Earthshine makes moonlight 50 times brighter than full-moon light on Earth, according to NASA. NASA says the da Vinci light is visible on crescent moon days with clear sky. Earthshine is sunlight reflected by the earth and then by the moon before reaching our sight. Since it is reflected twice, it glows faintly. DaVinci shine. L...

An international team of scientists led by Kyoto University in Japan effectively evaluated the use of wood as a construction material on the International Space Station (ISS). According to a press release, the team tested the durability of space wood and discovered that it exhibited minimal deterioration and excellent stability. The samples were chosen as potential materials for the impending satellite made of timber, LignoSat. Scientists are increasingly focusing on wood as a viable, sustainable construction material for small satellites, which is surprisingly surprising. Magnolia is highlighted by scientists as the optimal space timber Wood samples aboard the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo of the ISS were subjected to a preliminary inspection that included strength test...

Several centuries ago, scientists began to consider the astonishing thought that Earth was not the center of the universe and that the stars in the night sky may be suns orbited by their own worlds. That hypothesis existed until the 1990s. By then, telescopes could see a star approximately 50 light-years away wobbling, indicating a small world was pushing on it. It was an exoplanet. Astronomers have found more than 5,300 exoplanets and are examining their atmospheres to see whether their clouds may support life. They even found an exoplanet engulfed by its fading star. Telescopes are great now. The fact that the cosmos is packed of exoplanets is now well known, even if most people can't name one. Planets, asteroids, auroras, and more cosmic wonders exist outside our sola...

On Thursday, members of the legislature in Trenton are scheduled to hear testimony from a panel of specialists about the recent deaths of whales and dolphins near the Jersey Shore. The Assembly Committee on Science, Innovation, and Technology will have the chance to listen to and question a panel of science-based professionals during this event. On Wednesday, Jim Murdoch of News 12 New Jersey met with members of the New Jersey legislature, all of whom stated that they need facts rather than opinions and some answers as to what is driving the rise in the number of fatalities. NJ politicians discuss whale and dolphin deaths. The opinions surrounding offshore wind studies continue to impact how citizens of New Jersey feel about the proposed windmills, which is why this heari...

Scientists are growing better at retrieving the minuscule remnants of human genetic material that we leave floating in the air and water (environmental DNA or eDNA). This material can then be used to extract genetic data. As reported by Futurism, this technique has existed for some time and has been utilized to detect virus traces in effluent during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, however, scientists are attempting to determine how much specific information they can extract from human DNA. Obtaining information from eDNA In a recent article published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, scientists analyzed samples for genetic markers associated with ancestry and ethnicity. The University of Florida team led by wildlife geneticist David Duffy was able to determine medical and ancest...

Argentine paleontologists have discovered the remains of an enormous new species of herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck in the country's southern Patagonia region. The dinosaur is one of the largest ever discovered, according to the paleontologists. The 2018 discovery in the Pueblo Blanco Nature Reserve that was presented on Thursday was made by scientists. The dinosaur bones were so large that the van transporting them to a laboratory in Buenos Aires tipped over, but no one was injured and the remains were unharmed. Nicolas Chimento, a paleontologist, explained that the dinosaur was given the name "Chucarosaurus Diripienda," which means "hard-boiled and scrambled," because it had moved around and survived the mishap. The Chucarosaurus, at 50 tons and 30 meters in length, i...

NASA announced on Monday that the James Webb Space Telescope has detected water surrounding a comet. A comet named Read, which is located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, was found to contain water vapor. The findings, which were published in the journal Nature, could aid scientists in learning more about the origins of Earth's abundant water. Stefanie Milam, Webb's deputy project scientist for planetary science and co-author of the study, stated, "Our water-drenched planet, teeming with life and unique in the universe as far as we know, is a bit of a mystery; we're not sure how all this water got here." Understanding the history of water distribution in the solar system will assist us in determining whether or not other planetary systems are capable of harb...