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Space news you may have missed in the past week (February 16)

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Space news you may have missed in the past week (February 16)

ULA plans to launch Vulcan rocket early Thursday; Crew-12 targets Friday With the launch of NASA’s Crew-12 now pushed back to Friday, those on the Space Coast are still in high spirits as United Launch Alliance now has a clear range to launch its Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral. A rare sight in the skies … Read more

Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria

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Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. Scientists brought bacteria and phages, i.e. viruses that infect bacteria, aboard the ISS to study their evolution. . | Credit: International Space Station (dima_zel/Getty Images); E.coli (Shutterstock) Bacteria and the viruses that infect them, called phages, are locked … Read more