Experts think humans should be able to safely travel to and from Mars, but harmful solar radiation poses some technological challenges.
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Solar System’s fastest-orbiting asteroid
A new asteroid that orbits the Sun in just 113 days was recently discovered in twilight images.
Becky Smethurst: “My hobby is my job, with a bit of extra stress”
Your “friendly neighborhood astrophysicist” Becky Smethurst is enthusiastically exploring the universe and educating us along the way.
DNA repair using CRISPR will be key to future space exploration
DNA damage by radiation is a concern for space travelers. New experiments on the ISS show that CRISPR gene editing tools can function in space and can potentially be used to mitigate these effects.
Wave power could be a major source of renewable energy, but we’re not relying on it
Wave power has the potential to offset 64% of the United States’ energy consumption, but funding and technology has caused a standstill.
Could a universal coronavirus vaccine be possible?
COVID-19 is unlikely to be the last coronavirus to spill over to humans. Scientists are working to make a universal vaccine to combat future outbreaks.
‘Sticky questions’ raised by study on coral reefs
While extreme heat from climate change caused bleaching among the less disturbed coral reefs, those located in more populated and polluted waters adapted.
Materials discovery dilemma: Seeing the forest for the trees
While some would contend that materials discovery will breathe life into a hydrogen economy, it cannot realize its full potential unless production becomes less costly and more efficient.
IPCC: Climate change widespread, rampant, and intensifying
Major climate change effects are irreversible, though there is still a small window of time to mitigate the worst.
#BlackinChem 2021: Everything you need to know
Last August, #BlackinChem took the world by storm. This year, we spoke with two of the event’s organizers, Devin Swiner and Zemen Berhe, to learn more about what’s in store.
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