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China’s Coronavirus Response Speed Was Critical To Stopping It

Coronavirus kills with an inflammatory process in the lungs. It’s not an infectious process, like a bacterial or viral infection.

Two Thousand SpaceX Super Heavy Starship Launches For The Price Of One SLS Launch

The SLS is getting $2.5-4 billion of funding each year from 2021-2025. The plan is to launch 4 times in that five year period. Each SLS is costs $3-5 billion.

Alzheimer's Blood Test May Replace Invasive Spinal Taps For Diagnosis

Many of the experimental blood tests under development focus on measuring amyloid levels, with one paper published last year describing a way of revealing misfolding amyloid proteins as a way of detecting Alzheimer's cases around eight years before clinical symptoms appeared.

Irregular Sleep Patterns Can Double Heart Disease Risk, Study Suggests

A newly published study is suggesting irregular sleep patterns, such as inconsistent bedtimes from day to day, can potentially double a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

Analysis Of Super-Earth Atmosphere Reveals Potentially-habitable World

The main differences between an Earth-like and a Neptune-like exoplanet come down to the ratio of atmosphere-to-rock, as well as the composition of both.

Brain Scan Study Discovers A New Type Of Schizophrenia

The results reveal significant differences in gray matter volumes, distinguishing two distinct types of schizophrenia and busting the previously held notion that all schizophrenia patients brains are the same.

US Obesity Is Now Over 40% And Black Americans Are Nearly 50% Obese

Obesity is associated with serious health risks. Severe obesity further increases the risk of obesity-related complications, such as coronary heart disease and end-stage renal disease.

Astra Launching Rockets Moved In A Shipping Container Needing Only Days To Prepare

Astra is currently offering dedicated launch services of 50kg-150kg payloads (to 500km SSO reference orbit) in 2020 and 2021.

Weeks Of Lag And Not Enough Coronavirus Tests

The US has performed about 500 tests. There is likely low-level outbreaks that cannot be detected.

U.K.’s Top Cop Calls For Government To Legislate Police Use Of AI

Britain's most senior police officer on Monday called on the government to create a legal framework for police use of new technologies such as artificial intelligence.

First Direct Marsquake Data Reveals A Seismically Active Red Planet

The spacecraft’s primary sensor has now pulled in the first ever direct measurements of seismic activity on Mars, which mission scientists can use as window to better understand the planet’s insides and its potential to harbor life.

SpaceX Will Fly Four Tourists To Orbit In 2021-2022 On NASA Approved Crew Dragon

This mission will be the first orbital space tourism experience provided entirely with American technology.