Virgin Galactic will launch its first commercial flight on Thursday, from a launchpad in New Mexico.
As part of the 90-minute flight the crew will carry out science experiments, such as measuring the air quality to inform future flights, but also to record how certain liquids and solids interact in microgravity.
The three man crew will be joined by an astronaut instructor, and will conduct 13 scientific research experiments in total.
It’s hoped a gene discovery linked to faster progression of multiple sclerosis could pave the way for the development of treatments, to tackle the life-long condition
Professor Stephen Sawcer from the University of Cambridge told Tech & Science Daily how this genetic evidence will help them secure funding from pharmaceutical companies, and how potential treatments could also translate to other conditions, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s Disease.
Scientists have been left baffled after a planet somehow avoided being engulfed by its dying host star.
The planet, called 8 Ursae Minoris b, is about the size of Jupiter and continues to exist, despite its host star transforming into a red giant.
For the first time ultra-low frequency gravitational waves have been seen by the human eye.
They were seen using six of the world's most sensitive radio telescopes after 25 years of observation, and they’re thought to have come from pairs of supermassive black holes found in the centres of merging galaxies.
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