Study Finds Protein Structures That Could Be Responsible For The Origins of Life

The question of how life first sparked into existence on our planet is one we haven’t yet fully answered, but science is getting closer all the time – and a new study identifies the structures of the proteins that may well have made it happen.   To begin with, the team behind the study decided … Read more

Faulty cable responsible for latest James Webb Space Telescope launch delay

A faulty data cable between the James Webb Space Telescope and launch pad equipment at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, caused the big observatory’s latest launch delay, European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA representatives said in a briefing on Thursday (Dec. 16).  ESA, which has about a 10% stake in the James Webb Space … Read more