Science & Technology

– Manuscript – The American space agency NASA has a new plan for deorbiting the International Space Station (ISS). The plan involves developing a new spacecraft to safely guide the ISS during its final reentry through Earth’s atmosphere. NASA cooperates with four other space agencies on the station. These include the Canadian Space Agency, the European Space Agency, … [Read more...] about NASA to Use Special Spacecraft to Deorbit Space Station

– Manuscript – Researchers say they have recovered genetic material from the Tasmanian tiger, an Australian animal that has long been extinct. The discovery could help scientists learn more about these creatures before they disappeared from Earth. The recovered material is called ribonucleic acid, or RNA. RNA is a group of molecules present in all living cells that is … [Read more...] about Scientists Recover Genetic RNA from Extinct Tasmanian Tiger

– Manuscript – Green hydrogen has been presented around the world as a clean energy solution. But is this fuel truly clean burning? And what does it take to produce it? What is hydrogen? Hydrogen is the lightest chemical element. It has no color, taste, or smell, and can combine with oxygen to form water. What is green hydrogen? To be considered green hydrogen, … [Read more...] about Is Green Hydrogen a Truly Clean Burning Fuel?

– Manuscript – A newly discovered comet is passing through our solar system for the first time in more than 400 years. Scientists say star watchers across the Northern Hemisphere should look to the sky as soon as possible, either this week or early next. They say it will be another 400 years before the comet returns to our neighborhood. The comet’s official name is … [Read more...] about Newly Discovered Comet Won’t Return for 400 Years

– Manuscript – It is lunchtime. And mosquitoes find their way to Ella Branham’s arm at a Salt Lake City lab in the American state of Utah. “They're not very aggressive and they're kind of picky eaters,” said Branham. She breathed into a glass tank to attract the insects to the carbon dioxide in her breath. “So I'll be feeding them with my arm.” Branham had volunteered … [Read more...] about Letting Mosquitoes Bite You for Science