New Year, New Science
Nature looks ahead to the key findings and events that may emerge in 2013.
New Year, New Science
Nature looks ahead to the key findings and events that may emerge in 2013.
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NASA Issues Call for New Space Taxis
NASA is looking for at least two U.S. firms to design and build space taxis to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, program managers said. NASA plans to invest $300 million to $500 million in each of the firms selected under new 21-month partnership agreements. The new program aims to build upon…
Private Space Travel to Make Giant Leaps in 2013
Private companies building new spaceships to soar through orbital and suborbital space are looking forward to an action-packed year in 2013, with new flight tests, launches, wind tunnel tests and rocket technology trials all planned during the new year. Of the many spacecraft being developed only one has already flown in space, the Dragon capsule…
Is the Strange Signal at Our Galaxy’s Center Dark Matter?
Are there dark doings near the center of the Milky Way? That may be so when it comes to the collision of dark matter particles. Although such particles are invisible, we could still theoretically see the mess they make when they collide. It’s this idea that leads physicists to scour the galaxy for some glimmer…
Smog Threatens World’s Oldest Trees
The Sequoia National Park forest contains the biggest and among the oldest living things on earth – the giant Sequoia redwoods. But it also boasts the worst air pollution of any national park in the country. Already this year, the level of ozone in Sequoia park has exceeded federal health standards, even though it’s early in the summer ozone season.
Ancient Text Gives Clue to Mysterious Radiation Spike
Eighth-century jump in carbon-14 levels in trees could be explained by “red crucifix” supernova.
Bizarre Alien Planets Get Cozy With Each Other
A duo of planets some 1,200 light years from earth have been spotted passing within 1.2 million miles of each other, closer than any other known pair of planets, a new study has found.