Daily Science Haiku - Citizen Space Probe

Who needs ground control?
Citizens contact space probe.
Prepare for orbit!

Success! Private Group Makes Contact with 36-Year-Old NASA Spacecraft

Daily Science Haiku - Lyme Disease

At least forty times
older than humanity,
Lyme disease persists.

Amber discovery indicates Lyme disease is older than human race

Daily Science Haiku - Early Cancer Detection

Designed by a teen,
nanotubes, antibodies
can detect cancer.

The teenaged scientist revolutionising cancer detection

Daily Science Haiku - Boom

A sudden bright flash:
two neutron stars colliding?
A hungry black hole?

Was That Just a Gamma Ray Burst in Andromeda?!

Daily Science Haiku - Moustronauts!

Defy gravity,
rodents! Blast off, pierce the sky!
Our hopes fly with you.

Mice in the Dragon's Hold

Daily Science Haiku - Dancing Moons

Watch the Martian sky,
where two moons execute their
strange, exotic dance.

Martian Moons Jockey for Position

Daily Science Haiku - Anti-biofilm

Bacteria form films,
encasing organs, feeding.
New peptide fights back.

Promising discovery in fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Daily Science Haiku - Smog-Eating Cement

Ultraviolet
light bathes the building, turning
smog to harmless salt.

Milan building will pioneer smog-eating cement

Daily Science Haiku - Camelopardalids

Streaking through the sky,
Camelopardalids sing
of a passed comet.

We May Get a Major Meteor Shower Friday May 23-24

Daily Science Haiku - Electricity from Waste Heat

Heating batteries
while charging increases the
energy when cool.

A New Way to Harness Waste Heat

Daily Science Haiku - Solar Roads

Replace asphalt with
glass panels soaking up sunlight,
power for us all.

Solar roads that could power the entire U.S. are on the horizon

Daily Science Haiku - Blue Strawberry

Would you like some fish -
genes, that is - in strawberries?
Bonus: turns them blue.

Scientists have come up with a blue strawberry by splicing them with fish genes

Daily Science Haiku - Replicator Tech?

Light into matter,
like a genie from a lamp,
grants all our wishes.

Scientists discover how to turn light into matter after 80-year quest

Note: This hasn't been done. It's just been proposed. But if it works... 3D printers will look like manual typewriters.

Daily Science Haiku - Ultrasonic-Ready 3D Printed Cast

Shower-proof, custom
printed to fit, cast allows
LIPUS bone healing.

Osteoid is a 3D-Printed Cast that Uses Ultrasound to Heal your Bones 40% Faster

Daily Science Haiku - Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism

Denying facts won't help.
Vaccines don't cause autism.
They save precious lives.

Study of 1.3 Million Kids Reveals Vaccines Aren't Associated with Autism

Daily Science Haiku - Not So Great Red Spot

Centuries-old storm,
a swirling, world-sized red fist,
shrinks like fading rage.

NASA's Hubble Shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot is Smaller than Ever Measured

Daily Science Haiku - Hoverbike!

Will we need sea lanes
for hoverbike commuters
skimming in to work?

World's first functional hoverbike is taking preorders

Daily Science Haiku - Planetary Parade

Lined up in the sky,
a celestial brass band of
worlds, on view tonight.

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and More: Don't Miss the Planet Parade Tonight's Sky

Daily Science Haiku - Collapsing Ice

Antarctic ice sheet
releases its ancient grip
upon the frozen land.

West Antarctic Ice Sheet's Collapse Triggers Sea Level Warning

Daily Science Haiku - Sonic Tractor Beam

Ultrasonic waves
focused in a Bessel beam
can move small objects.

Sonic Tractor Beam

Daily Science Haiku - Take the Train to Beijing

'Neath the Bering Strait,
China wants to tunnel rail
straight to Alaska.

China's Batty Proposal for an Under-Sea Train to the United States

Daily Science Haiku - Saturn in Opposition

If the clouds would part,
we'd see a blazing Saturn.
Come and count the rings.

Saturn Shines at Its Best Tonight. Watch it Live Online.

Daily Science Haiku - Sister Sun

Born of the same cloud,
this star sister to our sun.
Could it shelter life?

We've Finally Found Our Sun's Long-Lost Sister

Daily Science Haiku - Nutrition Losing Ground

Rising CO2
causes rapid plant growth but
lowers nutrients.

Less Nutritious Grains May Be in Our Future

Daily Science Haiku - Fractal Solar Wind

Fractal solar wind
hints at sustainable
fusion reactions.

Sun's fractal surprise could help fusion on Earth

Daily Science Haiku - Greenhouse on Mars

Green tendrils shoot up
from rusty soil, warmed by
glass from Martian sun.

NASA May Put Greenhouse on Mars in 2021

Daily Science Haiku - Young Blood

Young blood more useful
than metaphor. Inject to
revive older brains.

New blood ' recharges old brain,' mouse study suggests

Daily Science Haiku - Solar Jet Fuel

Carbon dioxide
and water, transformed by light,
becomes a jet fuel.

Synthesized "solar" jet fuel: Renewable kerosene from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

Daily Science Haiku - Heavier than Lead

Ununseptium,
the heaviest element
discovered - rename!

Scientists confirm the existence of the heaviest element ever seen

Daily Science Haiku - Liquid Metal Nerves

Severed nerves regrow
along liquid metal wires,
restoring control.

Terminator-style liquid metal connects severed nerves

Daily Science Haiku - Replacing Fukushima with Orbiting Solar Arrays

Fukushima rusts.
Without nuclear power,
we turn to the sun.

Japan Has a Plan to Start Using Space-Based Solar Power by the 2030s