May 12, 2019
The recent resupply mission to the International Space Station was another success for SpaceX. CRS-17 was launched on May 4th, the Falcon 9 rocket launching and landing safely as the Dragon capsule made its way to the space station carrying supplies and science experiments. Among the new science were 'tissue chips' and a new on-orbit facility called Hermes.
Then, there have been new discoveries surrounding China's Terracotta Warriors. The incredible Terracotta Army of Xi’an was uncovered in 1974 by farmers, making one of the most important, and unexpected, historical finds in China. Many of the warriors were outfitted with real weaponry that is still sharp and shiny over 2,000 years later, and now we might finally have an answer why.