NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) is gearing up for launch this fall, no earlier than November 22. The payload arrived in Florida in May, fully integrated into its host spacecraft and ready for its final testing before being lofted into space. LCRD will leverage the power of infrared light to send and receive information […]
Metalens-based design shrinks footprint, making optical traps practical for precision sensing and measurements. Researchers have created tiny chip-based optical tweezers that can be used to optically levitate nanoparticles in a vacuum. Optical tweezers — which employ a tightly focused laser beam to hold living cells, nanoparticles, and other objects — can be used for a […]
The next full Moon will be on Wednesday morning, October 20, 2021, appearing opposite the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 10:57 a.m. EDT. This will be on Wednesday for much of the world but will be on Thursday from Australian Central Standard time eastward to the International Date Line. The Moon will appear full for […]
Proteins are polymers of amino acids joined together by the peptide bond -NHCO-. Peptide bonds are not only the ubiquity structures in proteins but also the characteristic structures for proteins. Molecules with peptide-like bonds are of particular interest to understand possible routes of protein formation in space. Among 240 molecules detected in space, only four molecules belong […]
Do aliens exist? Extraterrestrial life has never been discovered, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. At NASA, astrobiologists like Lindsay Hays are trying to answer one of the most profound questions ever: Is there life beyond Earth? Do aliens exist? This is a really interesting question and one that NASA has been trying to understand, […]
Covid-19 has infected more than 242.9M people and killed over 4.9M globally. Here are the virus-related developments for October 21: Specialists wearing personal protective equipment spray disinfectant while sanitizing the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow, Russia on October 19, 2021. (Maxim Shemetov / Reuters) Thursday, October 21, 2021 Moscow to shut shops, schools as deaths […]
Work on Qatar’s Lusail Stadium, which will host the 2022 World Cup final, is nearly complete, an official said on Thursday, with only systems checks and commissions left to tackle. “We are at approximately 98.5 percent completion,” Tamim El Abed, project manager for the stadium, told AFP in an interview. “The structural works, the civil […]
Ali Harbi Ali, 25-year-old Londoner, has been charged with the murder of British lawmaker David Amess. The police say the stabbing was “an act of terrorism”. On Wednesday, British Interior Minister Priti Patel said the terrorism threat level to lawmakers was now deemed substantial, which means an attack is considered likely. (Reuters) British police have […]
The United States Women’s National Team hosts South Korea for an international friendly soccer match at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City on Thursday, October 21 (10/21/2021). LIVE https://accessworldtv.live/soccer/ USWNT vs. South Korea: Live stream, TV channel, how to watch, time, storylines for international friendly The U.S. women’s national team is set to square off […]
WWE Crown Jewel 2021 live stream: start time, how to watch, card and results What shenanigans are in store for the WWE Crown Jewel live stream? WWE Crown Jewel is going down today (Thurs., Oct. 21, 2021) from Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia starting at 11:00am ET, live on Peacock […]
