2020 in science

solar eclipse

total solar eclipse

Xenobots, named after the clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), are synthetic lifeforms that are designed by computers to perform some desired function and built by combining together different biological tissues. There is debate among scientists whether xenobots are robots, organisms, or something else entirely.

Japanese supercomputer

former radio telescope in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

overview of science-related events during the year of 2020

thumb|upright|Parkes Observatory that detected BLC-1

quantum computer prototype

unexplained circular astronomical object detected only by radio waves

penumbral lunar eclipse in 2020

Penumbral

pair of salivary glands behind the nasal cavity

Penumbral lunar eclipse of 5 July 2020

Penumbral lunar eclipse

effects or disruption to science, space and technology projects globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic economic shutdown

white dwarf in the constellation Draco