Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed its first three performance milestones for NASA’s Commercial Crew…
Month: November 2012
NASA’s SAMPEX mission: A space weather warrior
NASA’s very first small explorer, the Solar, Anomalous, and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer or SAMPEX, was…
NASA’S Fermi measures cosmic ‘fog’ produced by ancient starlight
Astronomers using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have made the most accurate measurement…
Next-generation X-ray telescope ready to fly
Those who watch the sun are regularly treated to brilliant shows — dancing loops of…
Regular physical activity reduces risk of dementia in older people
Regular physical activity may help older people reduce their chances of getting dementia.
New light on the genetic basis of inflammatory diseases
In one of the largest studies of its kind ever conducted, an international team of…
Combination treatment may improve survival of breast cancer patients with brain metastases
Adding an angiogenesis inhibitor to treatment with a HER2-inhibiting drug could improve outcomes for patients…
Why seas are rising ahead of predictions: Estimates of rate of future sea-level rise may be too low
Sea levels are rising faster than expected from global warming, and geologists now have a…
Promising therapy developed for Huntington’s disease
There’s new hope in the fight against Huntington’s disease. Scientists have helped design a compound…
The ins and outs of in-groups and out-groups
We humans organize ourselves in myriad kinds of social groups, from scout troops and sports…