Science
Space Force launches X-37B plane into orbit for secret mission
- May 18, 2020
The last mission that took place in 2010, lasted for two years. The one just launched features an extra compartment for experiments, including several for NASA. The Air Force said in a statement that its launch honors all front-line workers and responders to the COVID-19 pandemic, and those who have been affected by the outbreak. (more...)
- May 18, 2020
The last mission that took place in 2010, lasted for two years. The one just launched features an extra compartment for experiments, including several for NASA. The Air Force said in a statement that its launch honors all front-line workers and responders to the COVID-19 pandemic, and those who have been affected by the outbreak. (more...)
Space Force dedicates mission launch to pandemic workers and victims
- May 18, 2020
The X-37B is the newest and most advanced re-entry spacecraft. In addition, the mission will test reusable space vehicle technologies. The U.S. Space Force launched a secret mission space plane into the stars Sunday morning, dedicating the flight to front-line workers and victims during the coronavirus pandemic. (more...)
- May 18, 2020
The X-37B is the newest and most advanced re-entry spacecraft. In addition, the mission will test reusable space vehicle technologies. The U.S. Space Force launched a secret mission space plane into the stars Sunday morning, dedicating the flight to front-line workers and victims during the coronavirus pandemic. (more...)
Officials asking public to help them track 4-foot long, invasive lizards
- May 18, 2020
According to the Orianne Society , which works to conserve critical ecosystems for imperiled reptiles and amphibians, this is now the third year in a row that full-grown, adult Argentine black and white tegus have been trapped in the wild in southern Georgia . (more...)
- May 18, 2020
According to the Orianne Society , which works to conserve critical ecosystems for imperiled reptiles and amphibians, this is now the third year in a row that full-grown, adult Argentine black and white tegus have been trapped in the wild in southern Georgia . (more...)
NASA’s Artemis Accords document seeks collaborative moon exploration
- May 18, 2020
Mitigate particles per tips set by U.N Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. NASA has laid out the principles through which it will operate its Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon in a document called the Artemis Accords , and has asked its partners - including both global space agencies and private companies - to agree to them. (more...)
- May 18, 2020
Mitigate particles per tips set by U.N Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. NASA has laid out the principles through which it will operate its Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon in a document called the Artemis Accords , and has asked its partners - including both global space agencies and private companies - to agree to them. (more...)
Tropical Storm Watch issued for north of Surf City to Outer Banks
- May 18, 2020
If so, it would be the first named storm of the 2020 hurricane season. Tropical Storm Arthur is now producing sustained winds of 40 miles per hour. "On the forecast track, Arthur will remain well offshore the east coast of Florida, Georgia, and SC today, and then move near or just east of the coast of North Carolina on Monday", the agency said. (more...)
- May 18, 2020
If so, it would be the first named storm of the 2020 hurricane season. Tropical Storm Arthur is now producing sustained winds of 40 miles per hour. "On the forecast track, Arthur will remain well offshore the east coast of Florida, Georgia, and SC today, and then move near or just east of the coast of North Carolina on Monday", the agency said. (more...)
Rain chances Friday, storms expected this weekend
- May 17, 2020
The tri-state area could hit 80 degrees on Friday , but the chance of thunderstorms will develop through the afternoon into late-day hours, according to the National Weather Service . A storm system will bring scattered severe thunderstorms with torrential downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for 29 Upstate counties including most of Central New York. (more...)
- May 17, 2020
The tri-state area could hit 80 degrees on Friday , but the chance of thunderstorms will develop through the afternoon into late-day hours, according to the National Weather Service . A storm system will bring scattered severe thunderstorms with torrential downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for 29 Upstate counties including most of Central New York. (more...)
Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Depicted in ‘Hidden Figures,’ Dies at 101
- May 16, 2020
Johnson, who retired in 1986 from NASA , authored or co-authored 26 research projects. The tributes to Johnson now flooding the media will add to what her remarkable career had already accumulated. But in 2015, President Barack Obama awarded Johnson - then 97 - the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the nation's highest civilian honour. The next year, Margot Lee Shetterly's book Hidden Figures , as well as a movie adaptation by the same name, highlighted the accomplishments of Johnson ... (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Johnson, who retired in 1986 from NASA , authored or co-authored 26 research projects. The tributes to Johnson now flooding the media will add to what her remarkable career had already accumulated. But in 2015, President Barack Obama awarded Johnson - then 97 - the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the nation's highest civilian honour. The next year, Margot Lee Shetterly's book Hidden Figures , as well as a movie adaptation by the same name, highlighted the accomplishments of Johnson ... (more...)
Astronomers reveal the first secrets of the mysterious star pulsating
- May 15, 2020
Tim Bedding from the University of Sydney , the previously recorded data "was a mess, like listening to a cat walking on a piano". This branch of science, known as asteroseismology, enables astronomers to understand the insides of distant stars similar to how earthquakes are used to decipher the interior structure of our planet. (more...)
- May 15, 2020
Tim Bedding from the University of Sydney , the previously recorded data "was a mess, like listening to a cat walking on a piano". This branch of science, known as asteroseismology, enables astronomers to understand the insides of distant stars similar to how earthquakes are used to decipher the interior structure of our planet. (more...)
Riding Mountain National Park closed to visitors over long weekend
- May 15, 2020
The government will be working with its provincial counterparts to coordinate openings of the National and Provincial parks. "There will be different phases", said Trudeau. Parks Canada is reminding Manitobans that visitor services and vehicle access will be suspended at all national parks over the long weekend, including Riding Mountain National Park. (more...)
- May 15, 2020
The government will be working with its provincial counterparts to coordinate openings of the National and Provincial parks. "There will be different phases", said Trudeau. Parks Canada is reminding Manitobans that visitor services and vehicle access will be suspended at all national parks over the long weekend, including Riding Mountain National Park. (more...)
Explore outer space with Elon Musk’s SpaceX simulator
- May 15, 2020
The joint NASA and SpaceX venture will mark the first launch of USA astronauts into space from American soil since 2011. NASA clarified that although people globally were under various forms of quarantine to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the astronauts' new constraints are standard. (more...)
- May 15, 2020
The joint NASA and SpaceX venture will mark the first launch of USA astronauts into space from American soil since 2011. NASA clarified that although people globally were under various forms of quarantine to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the astronauts' new constraints are standard. (more...)
Scientists Discover Coronavirus Structure That Makes It Highly Transmissible And Infectious
- May 15, 2020
New research out of England suggests the novel coronavirus spread quickly around the world late past year. The study "Emergence of genomic diversity and recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2" was carried out by a group of worldwide scientists led by University College London . (more...)
- May 15, 2020
New research out of England suggests the novel coronavirus spread quickly around the world late past year. The study "Emergence of genomic diversity and recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2" was carried out by a group of worldwide scientists led by University College London . (more...)
Chinese Rocket Piece Uncontrollably Falls Down on Earth, Again
- May 15, 2020
There was a high likelihood that if the Long March 5B rocket had re-entered the atmosphere about 15 to 20 minutes earlier, some of the debris could have hit the nation's largest city. "For a large object like this, dense pieces like parts of the rocket engines could survive re-entry and crash to Earth", McDowell told CNN . In the rocket's last half-hour in orbit, it passed over Hollywood, Colorado Springs and New York City's Central Park, according to McDowell. (more...)
- May 15, 2020
There was a high likelihood that if the Long March 5B rocket had re-entered the atmosphere about 15 to 20 minutes earlier, some of the debris could have hit the nation's largest city. "For a large object like this, dense pieces like parts of the rocket engines could survive re-entry and crash to Earth", McDowell told CNN . In the rocket's last half-hour in orbit, it passed over Hollywood, Colorado Springs and New York City's Central Park, according to McDowell. (more...)
Ottawa Announces $470-Million Benefit to Aid Fish Harvesters
- May 14, 2020
Trudeau said parks in northern Canada near Indigenous communities will not be opening for now. All national parks and sites have been closed for more than a month to slow the spread of COVID-19. He went on to note that the reopening of national parks under new parameters is just one example of the ways COVID-19 has, and will continue, to change society. (more...)
- May 14, 2020
Trudeau said parks in northern Canada near Indigenous communities will not be opening for now. All national parks and sites have been closed for more than a month to slow the spread of COVID-19. He went on to note that the reopening of national parks under new parameters is just one example of the ways COVID-19 has, and will continue, to change society. (more...)
Humans and Neanderthals 'co-existed in Europe for far longer than thought'
- May 14, 2020
The Bacho Kiro Cave artifacts are attributed to Homo sapiens and date to approximately 45,000 years ago. "Pioneer groups of modern humans entered the mid-latitudes of Eurasia for the first time" 47,000 years ago, said Jean-Jacques Hublin, study author and director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology's department of human evolution, in an email to CNN. (more...)
- May 14, 2020
The Bacho Kiro Cave artifacts are attributed to Homo sapiens and date to approximately 45,000 years ago. "Pioneer groups of modern humans entered the mid-latitudes of Eurasia for the first time" 47,000 years ago, said Jean-Jacques Hublin, study author and director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology's department of human evolution, in an email to CNN. (more...)
Terrestrial Life Unlikely to Contaminate Mars According to Habitability Climate Model
- May 14, 2020
Pools of salty liquid water could be covering as much as 40 percent of the surface of Mars suggests a new study published today; a finding that would normally give some hope of finding somewhere suitable for life to thrive on our martian neighbour, however, the study also suggests that the properties and temperatures of the brines means they cannot sustain terrestrial life. (more...)
- May 14, 2020
Pools of salty liquid water could be covering as much as 40 percent of the surface of Mars suggests a new study published today; a finding that would normally give some hope of finding somewhere suitable for life to thrive on our martian neighbour, however, the study also suggests that the properties and temperatures of the brines means they cannot sustain terrestrial life. (more...)
SpaceX Made An ISS Docking Simulator And It's Seriously Fun (And Difficult)
- May 14, 2020
From there, it's all about fine motor control and your docking skills. According to the opening screen of the simulator , it will "familiarize you with the controls of the actual interface used by NASA astronauts to manually pilot the SpaceX Dragon 2 vehicles to the International Space Station ", and requires "patience and precision". (more...)
- May 14, 2020
From there, it's all about fine motor control and your docking skills. According to the opening screen of the simulator , it will "familiarize you with the controls of the actual interface used by NASA astronauts to manually pilot the SpaceX Dragon 2 vehicles to the International Space Station ", and requires "patience and precision". (more...)
Jupiter Appears As Massive Jack-O-Lantern In New Infrared Photo
- May 13, 2020
Jupiter's lightning and large storms form both in and around large convective cells positioned over deep, moist clouds. "This is our equivalent of a weather satellite", said Simon adding that they can finally start looking at weather cycles. (more...)
- May 13, 2020
Jupiter's lightning and large storms form both in and around large convective cells positioned over deep, moist clouds. "This is our equivalent of a weather satellite", said Simon adding that they can finally start looking at weather cycles. (more...)
Very Distant Super-Earth Discovered Through Microlensing | Astronomy
- May 13, 2020
The newly spotted exoplanet's year lasts about 617 days and it travels around a much less massive star than the sun . This artist's concept depicts Kepler-62f, a different super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of a star smaller and cooler than the sun, located about 1,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra. (more...)
- May 13, 2020
The newly spotted exoplanet's year lasts about 617 days and it travels around a much less massive star than the sun . This artist's concept depicts Kepler-62f, a different super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of a star smaller and cooler than the sun, located about 1,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra. (more...)
Amazon deforestation surges as Brazil fights coronavirus
- May 13, 2020
A leading medical journal has described President Jair Bolsonaro as "perhaps the biggest threat" to Brazil's ability to successfully fight the coronavirus pandemic, just as the country reported its highest daily death toll. Last month, the government fired the agency's top environmental enforcement officer, after he authorised a raid on illegal miners that was broadcast on television. (more...)
- May 13, 2020
A leading medical journal has described President Jair Bolsonaro as "perhaps the biggest threat" to Brazil's ability to successfully fight the coronavirus pandemic, just as the country reported its highest daily death toll. Last month, the government fired the agency's top environmental enforcement officer, after he authorised a raid on illegal miners that was broadcast on television. (more...)
Telescopes And Spacecraft Join Forces To Probe Deep Into Jupiter's Atmosphere
- May 11, 2020
A statement released by the observatory said: "From a lucky imaging set of 38 exposures taken at each pointing, the research team selected the sharpest 10 percent, combining them to image one ninth of Jupiter's disk". It's used to see previous the haze and skinny clouds on the prime of Jupiter's environment, to present scientists the chance to probe deeper into the planet's inner workings. (more...)
- May 11, 2020
A statement released by the observatory said: "From a lucky imaging set of 38 exposures taken at each pointing, the research team selected the sharpest 10 percent, combining them to image one ninth of Jupiter's disk". It's used to see previous the haze and skinny clouds on the prime of Jupiter's environment, to present scientists the chance to probe deeper into the planet's inner workings. (more...)
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