23 December 2015
First new 'ground truth' in 40 years as Chinese rover Yuto presents analysis of moon rocks
..., or hybridise, two different sources," said Jolliff. Scientists are thus suggesting that late in the magma-ocean crystallization process, iron-rich pyroxene and ilmenite, which formed late and at the crust-mantle boundary, might...
16 November 2016
Proxima mission to the ISS ready for launch tomorrow
... will have some element of science or technology in it, from computer coding, maths demonstrations, fitness, nutrition to growing crystals. Pesquet, who is championing the cause for science- and space-based careers, is determined to make Proxima...
20 February 2017
SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully on its way to the ISS
... craft is also carrying research materials that includes an experiment to develop medicines that counter drug resistance and a crystal growth experiment that will crystallise a monoclonal antibody that is undergoing clinical trials for the treatment...
02 October 2018
New technique could provide fresh insights into how the Moon was formed
..., UK, can ‘unlock’ this information by producing 3D images which are then mapped to reveal the history of individual crystals of olivine. Dr. Matt Pankhurst of Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias and NASA lunar principle investigator explains; “With...
22 January 2020
2.2 billion year old impact crater is confirmed as Earth's oldest
... author of a study published in Nature Communications. Contained within those chunks of rock where tiny zircon and monazite crystals that left a "shocked" imprint in them when the meteorite struck Earth. Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate mineral...
21 December 2020
Innovative design could see CubeSats "steam-powered"
... exposed surface area", according to Jack Miller, R and D engineer for the ThermaSat program. "Using a combination of photonic crystals and gold-tinted mirrors the completely inert capacitor reaches a blistering operating temperature of 1,052 K (778...
