Science
International Space Station Astronauts Perform First Spacewalk of 2019
- April 09, 2019
During the six hour, 39 minute spacewalk, Hague and McClain replaced nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for the power channel on one pair of the station's solar arrays, NASA said in a statement on Friday. (more...)
- April 09, 2019
During the six hour, 39 minute spacewalk, Hague and McClain replaced nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for the power channel on one pair of the station's solar arrays, NASA said in a statement on Friday. (more...)
We're About To Get Our First Ever Picture Of A Black Hole
- April 09, 2019
The US National Science Foundation has scheduled a news conference in Washington to announce a " groundbreaking result from the Event Horizon Telescope ( EHT) project ", an global partnership formed in 2012 to try to directly observe the immediate environment of a black hole. (more...)
- April 09, 2019
The US National Science Foundation has scheduled a news conference in Washington to announce a " groundbreaking result from the Event Horizon Telescope ( EHT) project ", an global partnership formed in 2012 to try to directly observe the immediate environment of a black hole. (more...)
Making a dent: Japan probe prepares to blast asteroid
- April 09, 2019
Friday's crater mission is the riskiest for Hayabusa2, as it had to immediately get away so it won't get hit by flying shards from the blast. "After the start of the operation, the camera (DCAM3) [that] separated from Hayabusa2 captured an image that shows ejection from Ryugu's surface, which implies that the SCI had functioned as planned", Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) officials wrote in an update this morning. (more...)
- April 09, 2019
Friday's crater mission is the riskiest for Hayabusa2, as it had to immediately get away so it won't get hit by flying shards from the blast. "After the start of the operation, the camera (DCAM3) [that] separated from Hayabusa2 captured an image that shows ejection from Ryugu's surface, which implies that the SCI had functioned as planned", Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) officials wrote in an update this morning. (more...)
Anti Satellite test conducted to demonstrate India's advancing technological capabilities: DRDO
- April 08, 2019
Responding to NASA administrator James Bridenstine's observations that the risk of collision with ISS had risen 44 per cent after India's ASAT test, Reddy said when India conducted the test, the space station was over French Guiana. On Tuesday, the NASA had termed India's shooting down of one its satellites as "terrible thing" and said the hit-to-kill mission created about 400 pieces of orbital debris. (more...)
- April 08, 2019
Responding to NASA administrator James Bridenstine's observations that the risk of collision with ISS had risen 44 per cent after India's ASAT test, Reddy said when India conducted the test, the space station was over French Guiana. On Tuesday, the NASA had termed India's shooting down of one its satellites as "terrible thing" and said the hit-to-kill mission created about 400 pieces of orbital debris. (more...)
17-foot, 140-pound python captured in Florida park
- April 08, 2019
She was captured after officials said pythons had to be rounded-up to stop their numbers getting out of control. "She is the largest python ever removed from Big Cypress National Preserve - and she was caught because of research and a new approach to finding pythons", Big Cypress National Preserve said in a Facebook post . (more...)
- April 08, 2019
She was captured after officials said pythons had to be rounded-up to stop their numbers getting out of control. "She is the largest python ever removed from Big Cypress National Preserve - and she was caught because of research and a new approach to finding pythons", Big Cypress National Preserve said in a Facebook post . (more...)
Lions devour rhino poacher trampled to death by an elephant
- April 07, 2019
A search party immediately sprung into action, although after an intensive search, only a skull and a pair of pants was found, with the rest of the poacher's remains believed to have been consumed by the lions . There's no evidence that rhino horn, made of the same substance as human fingernails, actually holds any medicinal value. They then fled the park and were arrested after a joint intelligence operation by police. (more...)
- April 07, 2019
A search party immediately sprung into action, although after an intensive search, only a skull and a pair of pants was found, with the rest of the poacher's remains believed to have been consumed by the lions . There's no evidence that rhino horn, made of the same substance as human fingernails, actually holds any medicinal value. They then fled the park and were arrested after a joint intelligence operation by police. (more...)
SpaceX fires up Starhopper rocket for the first time
- April 06, 2019
There have been several delays in testing the Starship including one event in which the ship was knocked over by heavy winds and required repairs. Before its stainless steel Starship could take to the skies, however, its test version needs to make a few hops first. "Suborbital flights with three". (more...)
- April 06, 2019
There have been several delays in testing the Starship including one event in which the ship was knocked over by heavy winds and required repairs. Before its stainless steel Starship could take to the skies, however, its test version needs to make a few hops first. "Suborbital flights with three". (more...)
Ancient four-legged whale fossil found
- April 06, 2019
Unfortunately, scientists did not find the last part of the tail section of this creature, but the first vertebra connecting this section of the bones was similar to what modern-day beavers and otters have. "This would therefore have been an animal that would have started to make growing use of its tail to swim, which differentiates it from older cetaceans in India and Pakistan ". (more...)
- April 06, 2019
Unfortunately, scientists did not find the last part of the tail section of this creature, but the first vertebra connecting this section of the bones was similar to what modern-day beavers and otters have. "This would therefore have been an animal that would have started to make growing use of its tail to swim, which differentiates it from older cetaceans in India and Pakistan ". (more...)
Great Barrier Reef's ability to recover from bleaching ' severely reduced'
- April 06, 2019
Ms Moriarty said some coral species were doing well and were not bleaching at all, but some other species had 100 per cent bleaching in particular spots. "We used to think that the Great Barrier Reef was too big to fail - until now". "So you're not having fresh water come in, you're not having cloud cover and so forth", she said. (more...)
- April 06, 2019
Ms Moriarty said some coral species were doing well and were not bleaching at all, but some other species had 100 per cent bleaching in particular spots. "We used to think that the Great Barrier Reef was too big to fail - until now". "So you're not having fresh water come in, you're not having cloud cover and so forth", she said. (more...)
Manitoba to Challenge Carbon Tax in Court
- April 05, 2019
The premier confirmed that immediately after unveiling its Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan, and on multiple occasions after that, Manitoba sought the federal government's assurance that it would not impose its tax on Manitobans. "We would not need to do that but, at the same time, I don't want to prejudice the legitimacy of our court case by getting into hypotheticals". Todd MacKay, prairie director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, supports the court battle. (more...)
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- April 05, 2019
The premier confirmed that immediately after unveiling its Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan, and on multiple occasions after that, Manitoba sought the federal government's assurance that it would not impose its tax on Manitobans. "We would not need to do that but, at the same time, I don't want to prejudice the legitimacy of our court case by getting into hypotheticals". Todd MacKay, prairie director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, supports the court battle. (more...)
Over 1.2 Million Early Deaths in India Due to Air Pollution
- April 05, 2019
Long-term exposure to indoor and outdoor pollution contributed to almost 5 million deaths globally in 2017, with fatalities resulting from stroke, heart attack, diabetes, lung cancer and chronic lung disease, the analysis found. And while the quality of it has been poor over the years, India and China appear to be particularly susceptible to its disease burden, as is clearly visible in the relative pollution levels and disease burden in countries neighbouring India (see slider below). (more...)
- April 05, 2019
Long-term exposure to indoor and outdoor pollution contributed to almost 5 million deaths globally in 2017, with fatalities resulting from stroke, heart attack, diabetes, lung cancer and chronic lung disease, the analysis found. And while the quality of it has been poor over the years, India and China appear to be particularly susceptible to its disease burden, as is clearly visible in the relative pollution levels and disease burden in countries neighbouring India (see slider below). (more...)
Japanese spacecraft 'bombs' asteroid in scientific mission
- April 05, 2019
About three weeks after smacking Ryugu with what's basically a copper cannon ball, Hayabusa2 will begin a search for the artificial crater from a higher vantage point and plan for a touchdown at its custom landing spot as early as May. JAXA says it has confirmed Hayabusa2 safely evacuated and remained intact after the blast. "So far, Hayabusa2 has done everything as planned, and we are delighted", mission leader Makoto Yoshikawa said earlier Friday. (more...)
- April 05, 2019
About three weeks after smacking Ryugu with what's basically a copper cannon ball, Hayabusa2 will begin a search for the artificial crater from a higher vantage point and plan for a touchdown at its custom landing spot as early as May. JAXA says it has confirmed Hayabusa2 safely evacuated and remained intact after the blast. "So far, Hayabusa2 has done everything as planned, and we are delighted", mission leader Makoto Yoshikawa said earlier Friday. (more...)
Pakistan expresses 'deep concern' at Indian space weapons test
- April 05, 2019
That said, Bridenstine assured the town hall audience that the six people now on board the ISS aren't in any immediate danger. Initially, the orbit of the satellite was thought to be low enough that all the debris created from the blast would fall harmlessly back to Earth, where it would burn up completely upon re-entry. (more...)
- April 05, 2019
That said, Bridenstine assured the town hall audience that the six people now on board the ISS aren't in any immediate danger. Initially, the orbit of the satellite was thought to be low enough that all the debris created from the blast would fall harmlessly back to Earth, where it would burn up completely upon re-entry. (more...)
ALP Climate Policy: Holding Our Heads A Little Higher
- April 05, 2019
The government has attacked this aspect, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying it would force Australian business to spend money on "carbon credits for Kazakhstan". This would lead to businesses being able to choose the most efficient and cost-effective manner to offset emissions, and would also let them sell their own credits if they cut pollution below their baseline, he said. (more...)
- April 05, 2019
The government has attacked this aspect, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying it would force Australian business to spend money on "carbon credits for Kazakhstan". This would lead to businesses being able to choose the most efficient and cost-effective manner to offset emissions, and would also let them sell their own credits if they cut pollution below their baseline, he said. (more...)
Pregnant sperm whale found dead with 22 kg of plastic in stomach
- April 05, 2019
The eight-metre-long whale washed up on a beach in Porto Cervo, a tourist hotspot on the island's northern coast. Bittau said histological and toxicological examinations are now bering carried out by veterinarians in Padua, Italy . The environmental group said the garbage recovered from the sperm whale's stomach included a corrugated tube for electrical works, plastic plates, shopping bags, tangled fishing lines and a washing detergent package with its bar code still legible. (more...)
- April 05, 2019
The eight-metre-long whale washed up on a beach in Porto Cervo, a tourist hotspot on the island's northern coast. Bittau said histological and toxicological examinations are now bering carried out by veterinarians in Padua, Italy . The environmental group said the garbage recovered from the sperm whale's stomach included a corrugated tube for electrical works, plastic plates, shopping bags, tangled fishing lines and a washing detergent package with its bar code still legible. (more...)
Boeing delays capsule's first space test flight
- April 04, 2019
After suffering a significant setback during preparations for a launch pad abort test in June 2018, the company managed to keep those problems from going public for about a month. The NASA chief said that the pieces of debris that are large enough to be tracked, are being monitored by NASA. India is now the fourth country to have tested ASATs, the others being the United States, the Soviet Union, and China. (more...)
- April 04, 2019
After suffering a significant setback during preparations for a launch pad abort test in June 2018, the company managed to keep those problems from going public for about a month. The NASA chief said that the pieces of debris that are large enough to be tracked, are being monitored by NASA. India is now the fourth country to have tested ASATs, the others being the United States, the Soviet Union, and China. (more...)
'Very Exciting': Scientists CONFIRM Existence of Possible Life-Sign Gas on Mars
- April 04, 2019
An global team of scientists comparing observations made by two separate spacecraft taken a day apart in 2013 have finally conclusively confirmed the presence of methane on Mars, following over a decade and a half of speculation after an ESA probe discovered the existence of trace elements of the compound on the Red Planet. (more...)
- April 04, 2019
An global team of scientists comparing observations made by two separate spacecraft taken a day apart in 2013 have finally conclusively confirmed the presence of methane on Mars, following over a decade and a half of speculation after an ESA probe discovered the existence of trace elements of the compound on the Red Planet. (more...)
Rumors of 1st Ever Black Hole Photo Fanned by Scientists' 'Mysterious Meetings'
- April 04, 2019
Even more confounding is that spacetime around a black hole is "weird". The specific black hole astronomers wanted to photograph, Sagittarius A* , lies at the center of our galaxy 25,000 light-years away. To be clear, the image here isn't the image that we will see next week. This has proved incredibly testing for scientists, due to dust and disruption surrounding black holes . (more...)
- April 04, 2019
Even more confounding is that spacetime around a black hole is "weird". The specific black hole astronomers wanted to photograph, Sagittarius A* , lies at the center of our galaxy 25,000 light-years away. To be clear, the image here isn't the image that we will see next week. This has proved incredibly testing for scientists, due to dust and disruption surrounding black holes . (more...)
Scientists Find Likely Source of Methane on Mars
- April 03, 2019
In the 15 years since a European probe reported traces of the gas in the Martian atmosphere, a debate has raged over the accuracy of the readings showing methane, which on Earth is produced by simple lifeforms. If microbes still exist, they are one possible source. The scientists used the orbiter's planetary fourier spectrometer (PFS) to look for methane in and around Gale crater from December 2012 to July 2014. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
In the 15 years since a European probe reported traces of the gas in the Martian atmosphere, a debate has raged over the accuracy of the readings showing methane, which on Earth is produced by simple lifeforms. If microbes still exist, they are one possible source. The scientists used the orbiter's planetary fourier spectrometer (PFS) to look for methane in and around Gale crater from December 2012 to July 2014. (more...)
NASA, MIT Design Hollow Morphing Airplane Wing
- April 03, 2019
However, the new wing can move the whole wing or just sections to give greater precision control over movement. The wing performed even better than expected in NASA's wind tunnel at Langley Research Center. In the near future, aircraft could look substantially different from what we are used to today, particularly when it comes to the shape of their wings. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
However, the new wing can move the whole wing or just sections to give greater precision control over movement. The wing performed even better than expected in NASA's wind tunnel at Langley Research Center. In the near future, aircraft could look substantially different from what we are used to today, particularly when it comes to the shape of their wings. (more...)
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