Researchers in Japan have found two types of antibodies derived from alpacas that are effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants. The derived antibodies from the South American animal are expected to be put into practical use within the next two years. The researchers are from Kyoto, and they published their research in the journal Nature on…
Japanese Researchers Discover Antibodies From Alpacas Can Combat COVID-19 Variants
NASA Aiming for Late August Test Flight of Giant Moon Rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced Wednesday it’s shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket. NASA will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, as early as Aug. 29. There are also two launch dates…
Elon Musk Says ‘It’s a Fixer Upper of a Planet’: Can We Live on Mars?
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to add some thoughts on his goal to make life on Mars a reality. “Mars may be a fixer upper of a planet, but it has great potential,” Musk said in a tweet on July 15. When asked about his time frame for creating a self-sustaining civilization…
Northrop Wins Space Development Agency’s Contract to Build 14 Satellite
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Monday it had won a contract to build and deploy a low-Earth orbit constellation of 14 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. The satellites are part of the agency’s plan to build the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer for detecting, identifying, and track hypersonic weapons and other advanced…
Scientists Find an Exotic Black Hole Deemed a ‘Needle in a Haystack’
WASHINGTON—Astronomers have spotted in a galaxy adjacent to our Milky Way what they are calling a cosmic “needle in a haystack”—a black hole that not only is classified as dormant but appears to have been born without the explosion of a dying star. Researchers said on Monday this one differs from all other known black…
SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Docks at International Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday. It brought around 5,800 pounds of supplies and payloads, including a NASA climate instrument to be mounted outside the ISS. The robotic capsule had lifted off atop a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Thursday….
US, Russian Astronauts Will Swap Seats on Rockets Again
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station with SpaceX beginning this fall. The agreement ensures that the space station will always have at least one American and Russian on board to keep both sides of…
Hong Kong Team Found a Broad-Spectrum Antibody Capable of Neutralizing Omicron and Delta Variants
July 15, 2022
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A joint study by multiple laboratories in two Hong Kong universities found a broadly neutralizing antibody ZCB11. Isolated from local mRNA vaccine recipients, ZCB11 showed potent antiviral activity against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. In live virus challenge experiments, administration of ZCB11 protects from lung infection by Omicron in golden Syrian hamsters. In this study,…
SpaceX Starship Booster ‘Probably’ Returning to Pad After Explosion—Elon Musk
WASHINGTON—The Starship rocket booster SpaceX plans to use for an inaugural flight to orbit will “probably” return to its launch mount in Texas next week following a testing explosion on Monday, the company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, told Reuters. “Damage is minor, but booster will be transferred back to the high bay for inspections, returning…
‘New Era in Space Exploration’: Scientists React to New Webb Images
Astronomers and scientists around the world have been reacting to newly released images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, with one declaring a “new era in space exploration.” The pictures reveal the splendors of the universe, from baby stars to far off galaxies. The unveiling from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope began on…
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