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EXPLAINER: 4 will circle Earth on 1st SpaceX private flight

For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgSep 13th, 2021

The sun is reaching the peak of its activity—here"s how that could cause more auroras and solar storms

Many more people around the world than normal were recently able to see the northern and southern lights overhead with the naked eye. This unusual event was triggered by a very strong solar storm, which affected the movement of the Earth's magnetic f.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

Records of Pompeii"s survivors have been found—archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives

On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over 3 cubic miles of debris up to 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) in the air. As the ash and rock fell to Earth, it buried the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return—most are commercial

SpaceX will show NASA how Starship could one day return rock samples from Mars. Enlarge / An artist's concept of a Mars Ascent Vehicle orbiting the red planet. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA announced Friday that it wil.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

Cascadia Subduction Zone, one of Earth"s top hazards, comes into sharper focus

Off the coasts of southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northern California lies a 600 mile-long strip where the Pacific Ocean floor is slowly diving eastward under North America. This area, called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, hosts a me.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Scientists record Earth"s radio waves from the Moon

On Feb. 22, a lunar lander named Odysseus touched down near the Moon's South Pole and popped out four antennas to record radio waves around the surface—a moment University of Colorado Boulder astrophysicist Jack Burns hails as the "dawn of radio as.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Researchers discover Earth and space share the same turbulence

In a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers have discovered that the turbulence in the thermosphere exhibits the same physical laws as the wind in the lower atmosphere. Furthermore, wind in the thermosphere predominantly rotates.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

SpaceX’s Starship took a beating but held on for first return from space

"I think we should try to catch the booster with the mechazilla arms next flight!" Enlarge / Not a simulation. Plasma pours over the aerosurfaces of SpaceX's Starship during reentry high over the Indian Ocean. SpaceX de.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Rocket Report: Starliner soars to space station; Starship’s wild flight

"This powerful rocket is the culmination of many years of dedication and ingenuity." Enlarge / The fourth full-scale test flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket took off from Starbase, the company's privately-owned spaceport near Bro.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Watch this stunning slow-motion footage of mighty Starship launch

SpaceX has shared incredible slow-motion footage showing the world's most powerful rocket at the start of its fourth test flight......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

SpaceX’s Starship took a beating, but held on for first return from space

"I think we should try to catch the booster with the mechazilla arms next flight!" Enlarge / Not a simulation. Plasma pours over the aerosurfaces of SpaceX's Starship during reentry high over the Indian Ocean. SpaceX de.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Starship’s Successful Test Moves SpaceX One Step Closer to Mars

The vehicle mostly survived launch and reentry—key stepping stones toward operational flights of the largest rocket in history......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

How the 1901 Discovery expedition"s polar explorers stayed healthy during their Antarctic journey

Antarctica is the most inhospitable continent on earth. It's dry, cold, and completely dark for months of the year. Edwardian explorers were some of the first to brave the Antarctic winter, developing new knowledge still drawn upon by scientists toda.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Computer model demonstrates desire for social proximity improves flight routes among pigeons

A new study conducted by Dr. Edwin Dalmaijer, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Bristol, UK, looked at the social influences on pigeon flight routes. Comparing the flight patterns of pairs of pigeons to a computer model, the researcher.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

NASA scientists take to the seas to study air quality

Satellites continuously peer down from orbit to take measurements of Earth, and this week a group of scientists set sail to verify some of those data points......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Boeing"s astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble

Boeing's new capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, delayed by last-minute thruster trouble that almost derailed the docking for this first test flight with astronauts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

DuckDuckGo’s new AI service keeps your chatbot conversations private

With DuckDuckGo's new AI Chat, users can anonymously converse with popular chatbots and not worry their data is being used to train the models......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Coming in from the cold: Study reveals widespread negative experiences for women in polar research

Every day, women are working on frontier science in Earth's unforgiving polar environments. Our study, published today in PLOS Climate, investigated what their experiences are actually like......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Researchers unveil most detailed map of water bodies across Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

Terrestrial water bodies (WBs), including lakes, ponds, and reservoirs, are pivotal components of Earth's hydrological and biogeochemical systems, offering vital ecosystem services. Yet, conventional studies often overlook small water bodies or overs.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Increasing tropical cyclone frequency may have deadly consequences for seabird populations

The increase in tropical cyclone frequency and intensity due to climate change could lead to dramatic declines in seabird populations, suggests a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment. The authors' conclusion is based on the impact of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

In first, SpaceX"s megarocket Starship succeeds in ocean splashdown

SpaceX's massive Starship rocket achieved its first ever splashdown during a test flight Thursday, in a major milestone for the prototype system that may one day send humans to Mars......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024