By On Saturday, September 3, NASA plans to its for the first time — putting us one step closer to returning humans to the surface of the moon and eventually putting boots on Mars.NASA had to scrub its due to issues with an engine, but if this mission, Artemis 1, goes according to plan, an Orion capsule atop the SLS will be sent on a 42-day journey around the moon before returning to Earth. The capsule will be uncrewed, but it won’t be empty. Here are three crucial science experiments about to embark on a lunar odyssey.After Artemis 1, NASA plans to send two crewed Orion capsules to the...…By On Saturday, September 3, NASA plans to its for the first time — putting us one step closer to returning humans to the surface of the moon and eventually putting boots on Mars.NASA had to scrub its due to issues with an engine, but if this mission, Artemis 1, goes according to plan, an Orion capsule atop the SLS will be sent on a 42-day journey around the moon before returning to Earth. The capsule will be uncrewed, but it won’t be empty. Here are three crucial science experiments about to embark on a lunar odyssey.After Artemis 1, NASA plans to send two crewed Orion capsules to the...WW…

By An AI trained to assess heart scans , both in terms of accuracy and efficiency, in a first-of-its-kind trial.“There’s a lot of hype and a lot of excitement around AI, but really this is the first piece of very concrete evidence that this is ready for clinical use,” trial leader David Ouyang, a cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.The challenge: Measuring the percentage of available blood that leaves the heart with each pump — known as the “left ventricular ejection fraction” (LVEF) — can help doctors assess heart function and determine treatment plans for .Traditionally, LVEF is...…By An AI trained to assess heart scans , both in terms of accuracy and efficiency, in a first-of-its-kind trial.“There’s a lot of hype and a lot of excitement around AI, but really this is the first piece of very concrete evidence that this is ready for clinical use,” trial leader David Ouyang, a cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.The challenge: Measuring the percentage of available blood that leaves the heart with each pump — known as the “left ventricular ejection fraction” (LVEF) — can help doctors assess heart function and determine treatment plans for .Traditionally, LVEF is...WW…

By This article is an installment of Future Explored, a weekly guide to world-changing technology. You can get stories like this one straight to your inbox every Thursday morning by .Humans might not be able to regenerate entire limbs, like , but we can regrow our livers — surgeons can up to two-thirds of the organ, and the healthy tissue left behind will back to nearly full size within a few months.But that is assuming there is healthy tissue left behind.If too much of a person’s liver is , their only treatment option may be a liver transplant. There aren’t enough donor livers to meet...…By This article is an installment of Future Explored, a weekly guide to world-changing technology. You can get stories like this one straight to your inbox every Thursday morning by .Humans might not be able to regenerate entire limbs, like , but we can regrow our livers — surgeons can up to two-thirds of the organ, and the healthy tissue left behind will back to nearly full size within a few months.But that is assuming there is healthy tissue left behind.If too much of a person’s liver is , their only treatment option may be a liver transplant. There aren’t enough donor livers to meet...WW…

Miss You Already7. 10. 19  Miss You Already7. 10. 19  Image by NASA/Victor TangermannOur Moon might not always be the dedicated companion to Earth that it is now.An international team of researchers has proposed a it calls a "ploonet": a former moon that escaped its host planet's orbit and began circling its host star instead.The team thinks ploonets could explain several unusual astronomical phenomena — and that our own Moon could one day join their ranks. are a class of exoplanets that orbit incredibly close to their host stars. However, some astronomers believe they...…Miss You Already7. 10. 19  Miss You Already7. 10. 19  Image by NASA/Victor TangermannOur Moon might not always be the dedicated companion to Earth that it is now.An international team of researchers has proposed a it calls a "ploonet": a former moon that escaped its host planet's orbit and began circling its host star instead.The team thinks ploonets could explain several unusual astronomical phenomena — and that our own Moon could one day join their ranks. are a class of exoplanets that orbit incredibly close to their host stars. However, some astronomers believe they...WW…

By A that measures a key indicator of COVID-19 immunity could help you determine your risk of contracting the coronavirus and whether to get a booster shot.The challenge: Since the start of the pandemic, individuals have had to constantly weigh the against the benefits of doing, well, practically anything: , , going to the , flying on an …Getting lowers the risk (at least temporarily), as does and recovering. But determining just how protected you are at any given time is still largely a guessing game, as alone .Why it matters: This uncertainty can add stress to daily life, potentially...…By A that measures a key indicator of COVID-19 immunity could help you determine your risk of contracting the coronavirus and whether to get a booster shot.The challenge: Since the start of the pandemic, individuals have had to constantly weigh the against the benefits of doing, well, practically anything: , , going to the , flying on an …Getting lowers the risk (at least temporarily), as does and recovering. But determining just how protected you are at any given time is still largely a guessing game, as alone .Why it matters: This uncertainty can add stress to daily life, potentially...WW…

Carbon Robotics has the third-generation of its Autonomous Weeder, a smart farming robot that identifies weeds and then destroys them with high-power lasers.The weedkiller challenge: Weeds compete with plants for space, sunlight, and soil nutrients. They can also make it easier for insect pests to harm crops, so is a top concern for farmers. can kill the pesky plants, but they can also contaminate water and affect soil health. Weeds can be pulled out by hand, but it’s unpleasant work, and are already a huge problem in the agriculture industry.“It’s harder to find people to do that work...…Carbon Robotics has the third-generation of its Autonomous Weeder, a smart farming robot that identifies weeds and then destroys them with high-power lasers.The weedkiller challenge: Weeds compete with plants for space, sunlight, and soil nutrients. They can also make it easier for insect pests to harm crops, so is a top concern for farmers. can kill the pesky plants, but they can also contaminate water and affect soil health. Weeds can be pulled out by hand, but it’s unpleasant work, and are already a huge problem in the agriculture industry.“It’s harder to find people to do that work...WW…

Europe’s space agency is getting its very first reusable spaceplane.As the name suggests, a is a combination spacecraft/airplane. The one ESA is building, Space Rider, will launch aboard a rocket, but reenter Earth’s atmosphere and land on a runway like an airplane.The uncrewed craft can then be flown again five more times — and each flight will be a new opportunity for groundbreaking scientific discoveries.The of space can give scientists the opportunity to perform experiments that would be impossible on Earth. However, scientists’ access to microgravity is extremely limited.The astronauts...…Europe’s space agency is getting its very first reusable spaceplane.As the name suggests, a is a combination spacecraft/airplane. The one ESA is building, Space Rider, will launch aboard a rocket, but reenter Earth’s atmosphere and land on a runway like an airplane.The uncrewed craft can then be flown again five more times — and each flight will be a new opportunity for groundbreaking scientific discoveries.The of space can give scientists the opportunity to perform experiments that would be impossible on Earth. However, scientists’ access to microgravity is extremely limited.The astronauts...WW…