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Dormant viruses reactivate during spaceflight
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2019
Herpes viruses reactivate in more than half of crew aboard Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions, according to NASA research published in Frontiers in Microbiology. While only a small proportion dev…
This Paint Actively Cools Things Down
As artists and toddlers have long known, paints can provide lots of entertainment. But, not every part of the process is fun: Watching paint dry is synonymous with boredom, like watching the grass grow.
It’s almost too bad, because there’s where t…
Bernese Mars camera CaSSIS sends first colour images from Mars
Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 27, 2018
The Mars camera CaSSIS on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has returned its first colour images of the red planet. The camera system, which was developed at the University of Bern, is now ready for the start of its…
Aerospace explores next steps in space development
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 24, 2018
The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) released a new policy paper that explores future opportunities in cislunar space-essentially, the space inside the moon’s orbit and the orb…