Astronauts are growing the beginnings of new organs on the ISS

NASA astronauts have started growing human cells aboard the International Space Station to help understand the production of human tissue in low gravity. 250 test tubes containing adult human stem cells were sent aboard the SpaceX CRS-20 resupply mission that arrived at the ISS this week. Scientists say that due to the weightlessness on board … Read more

Astronauts are growing the beginnings of new organs on the ISS

NASA astronauts have started growing human cells aboard the International Space Station to help understand the production of human tissue in low gravity. 250 test tubes containing adult human stem cells were sent aboard the SpaceX CRS-20 resupply mission that arrived at the ISS this week. Scientists say that due to the weightlessness on board … Read more

Researchers are working with NASA to create a self-sustaining human colony on Mars 

A group of university researchers have partnered with NASA to build the technology for a self-sustaining, zero-waste human settlement on Mars. Called the Center for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space, or CUBES, the team is made up of scientists, researchers, and students from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Utah State and the Planetary Science … Read more

Mars 2020 rover is christened ‘Perseverance’ after NASA let public choose name in a contest

NASA has equipped its Mars 2020 rover with everything it needs to explore the Red planet, except for a name – until now. Called Perseverance, the rover’s title was picked from a ‘Name the Rover’ essay contest that received 28,000 entries from children ranging from kindergartners to high school. The name was revealed on Thursday … Read more

NASA Curiosity rover creates stunning panorama of its home on Mars

NASA’s Curiosity rover has shared a stunning panorama of its home. Composed of more than 1,000 images of Mars’ landscape taken during the 2019 Thanksgiving holiday, the contains 1.8 billion pixels – deeming it the highest-resolution picture of the Martian planet yet. The rover used its Mast Camera to capture the photos of the Red … Read more

Asteroid the size of Mount Everest set to fly by Earth next month – but is not expected to hit us

An asteroid the size of Mount Everest is heading towards Earth next month, but scientists say it is not expected to collide with us. The object, called 52768 (1998 OR2), is one to 2.5 miles wide and will pass within 3,908,791 miles, moving at 19,461 miles per hour. The asteroid was first discovered by NASA … Read more

YouTubers drop a CAR 150ft onto the ‘world’s strongest’ trampoline made of Kevlar

Incredible moment YouTubers drop a CAR 150ft onto the ‘world’s strongest’ trampoline made of steel, Kevlar and 144 garage door springs Former NASA engineer Mark Rober teamed up with YouTuber’s How Ridiculous  They spent six months planning how to best drop the car from 150ft in Australia Video shows the white vehicle bouncing on a Kevlar trampoline … Read more