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NASA to take cancer fight into space with bioprinted cells
NASA has revealed plans to grow bioprinted cancer cells in space in a bid to advance cancer research.
Utilizing the microgravity environment, NASA hopes to the cell structures will grow in a more natural spherical shape. Since, back on earth in vitro the cells have only able been able to grow in two-dimensional layers. However to harness the cells without the presence of gravity, NASA is hoping to employ magnets.
Startup aims to send probe to another star
Project Dragonfly is a feasibility study for a space mission to another star. It is conducted by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies I4IS. The goal is to send a robotic spacecraft to another star, in order to explore exoplanets, other star systems, the interstellar medium and discover potential life.
Small nuclear fusion space and energy systems using high efficiency RF heating
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has two NASA grants.
1. High Efficiency RF Heating for Small Nuclear Fusion Rocket Engines 2. Superconducting Coils for Small Nuclear Fusion Rocket Engines.
China Says It Is Preparing For A Manned Lunar Landing
This year, they will also select a third group of astronauts, comprising 10 to 12 people, two of which will be women (it’s unclear if these have already been selected).
These astronauts will travel to the CSS for three to six months to perform scientific research. They will have more of a science background than previous Chinese astronauts, known as taikonauts.
China has sent 11 taikonauts to space so far, with the most recent coming last October on their Shenzhou-11 mission.
The First People To Reach Mars Are At High Risk For Cancer
Visiting Mars might just kill you.
First Space Nation
It might seem like an idea taken straight out of science fiction, but a ‘space nation’ could soon become a reality.
The ambitious plans, first announced last year, were hatched by an international group of scientists and are backed by a Russian billionaire.
The floating nation, dubbed ‘Asgardia’, is set to take its first step into space later this year with the launch of its maiden data satellite.
Our galaxy exists in a cosmic void, study shows
June 6 (UPI) — Our galaxy and its neighbors exist in a sort of cosmic void, research suggests. The latest analysis supports the conclusion of a 2013 study which showed the Milky Way exists in a region of the universe sparsely populated by galaxies, stars and planets.
The new research — presented this week at the annual American Astronomical Society meeting — also helps bridge the divide between astronomers torn by competing measurements of the Hubble Constant, the rate at which the universe is expanding.
Different groups of astronomers have developed different techniques for measuring the Hubble Constant, with each method yielding different numbers.