© Kevin Dietsch/AFP Author: Portugal/TSF The US space agency (NASA) will try to launch the new SLS lunar rocket for the second time this Saturday, after the takeoff was canceled on Monday due to technical problems. The launch will take place from NASA’s base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a two-hour “window of opportunity” opening […]
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Perseverance managed to produce breathable oxygen on Mars
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Author: Lusa The North American Perseverance robot, which has been on Mars for a year and a half, managed to produce breathable oxygen from carbon dioxide, in an experiment that gives perspective to a possible human survival on the inhospitable planet, it was announced on Wednesday. The results of the experiment, which produced […]
Spanish scientists discover DNA secrets of “immortal jellyfish”
Turritopsis dohrnii only dies if eaten by a loser. © Don Sniegowski/Flickr Author: carolina rich A group of Spanish scientists believe they have deciphered the genetic code of the Turritopsis dohrnii, known as the “immortal jellyfish”. These living beings are the only ones capable of reversing the aging process and never die. When they get […]
Artemis I mission. NASA announces the launch of a new lunar rocket on Saturday
© Joe Raedle/AFP Author: Lusa The US space agency (NASA) announced on Tuesday that it will try to launch the new SLS lunar rocket on Saturday, after a first failed attempt on Monday due to a technical problem. “We have agreed to move our launch date to Saturday, September 3,” said mission manager Mike Sarafin, […]
Launch at risk. NASA resumes countdown after fuel leak
© Joel Kowsky/EPA Author: Lusa NASA on Monday interrupted the countdown to the launch of the test flight of its new lunar rocket due to a fuel leak, the US space agency announced. The leak took place in the same place where the infiltrations appeared during a countdown test in the spring, according to the […]
“Special moment.” James Webb Telescope detects presence of CO2 on exoplanet
© NASA, ESA, CSA and J. Olmsted Author: Carolina Lent The James Webb telescope has detected, for the first time, the presence of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, that is, a planet outside our solar system. The discovery, announced by NASA, shows that “in the future, Webb will be able to […]
Studies reveal that volcanic rocks on Mars were altered by liquid water
The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021 © NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Author: Lusa Analyzes carried out by the US Perseverance rover on samples of volcanic rocks it collected on Mars, where it landed in 2021, indicate that they have been altered by liquid water, according to studies published this Thursday. The robotic vehicle […]
A study reveals the “mystery” of the biological invasion of the European rabbit in Australia
a european rabbit © Wikimedia Commons Author: Lusa An international team, led by researchers from the Center for Research in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO-InBIO), discovered why the European rabbit took more than 70 years to invade Australia. In a statement, the center of the University of Porto clarifies that the study, published in the […]
Brain region identified with potential for early alteration in Alzheimer’s disease
University of Coimbra © Maria Joao Gala/Global Images Author: martha melo The multidisciplinary team of scientists from the University of Coimbra (UC) and the Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra focused on a part of the brain, the cingulate, which studies post-mortem alterations already indicated with Alzheimer’s disease. However, it was not known whether this […]
Google presents robots capable of understanding and executing orders
© Noah Berger/AFP Author: Lusa US tech giant Google announced on Wednesday that it had developed robots capable of understanding orders issued in human language and carrying out tasks requested by their owners, such as delivering food or cleaning supplies. The California-based company shared with EFE a video where these robots are performing small tasks. […]