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Ocean World Genomic Assays: Searching For Terrestrial Cephalopod DNA

In the technique known as “environmental DNA metabarcoding,” probes are designed to target specific DNA fragments, similar to how anglers use specific bait to catch a particular species. The challenge

space.com3 months ago

Glitch forces Japan’s asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective ‘safe mode’ in deep space

The Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 has been forced into protective “safe mode” while journeying through deep space. Hayabusa2 successfully delivered pieces of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth in December 2020,

nasa2 months ago

NASA’s SPHEREx Team To Ring New York Stock Exchange Bell

NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer), a space telescope, is situated on a work stand ahead of prelaunch operations at the

Astronomy Now3 months ago

Saturn’s Rings to “Disappear”

Saturn’s iconic rings are set to seemingly vanish from view this weekend as they align edge-on with Earth for the first time since 2009. This rare phenomenon, known as the

Space News2 months ago

Astra targets cargo delivery with Rocket 4 in Pentagon-backed plan

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. Astra, the once high-flying rocket startup that crashed back to Earth with

space.com1 month ago

‘This is an attack on NASA.’ Space agency’s largest union speaks out as DOGE cuts shutter science institute located above ‘Seinfeld’ diner in NYC

NEW YORK — NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies has stood on a Manhattan corner near Columbia University’s campus since 1966. The institute, called GISS for short, shares the building