Cool science stuff

Cheaper solar cells made of industrial chemicals? Move over, silicon valley. Make room for Perovskite!

Caveat: There are a few issues (mainly, temperature and moisture), but we may have some options to replace fossil fuels.

https://phys.org/news/2020-07-crystal-years-key-solar-cell.html

 

Superheroes, unite! There may be more iron and titanium on the Moon than previously thought.

https://phys.org/news/2020-07-higher-metal-moon-craters-insights.html

 

Yes... but what about upper-decking?

 

Low gravity means getting on top of that take will be really easy.

 

What else can 2020 throw at us? How about a big ass comet?

Comet NEOWISE Could Be Spectacular: Here’s How to See It

 

Is that a bad thing? I don't think it's on target to hit earth or anything.

 

The Moon has been using a fake ID for billions of years to get liquor and scientists finally caught on.

The moon is younger than we thought

 

This wall is much larger and will last way longer than Trump's.

Astronomers discover huge galactic wall hidden behind Milky Way

 

I think I’d have stayed up there.

 

Former engineer loses ability to understand numbers but can recognize letters. And what that means to neuroscientists.

The mysterious case of man who can read letters—but not numbers—exposes roots of consciousness

 

"Space Dads" use satellite phone to prank call NASA flight director, Behnken's wife while they bobbed around in the ocean. (They actually were supposed to use it as part of the demo flight, but of course, Dad jokes.)

'Space dad' jokes: NASA astronauts made prank calls after historic SpaceX splashdown | Space

 

Behold science: Study confirms that painting eyes on cow butts helps ward off predators — Ars Technica