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Heritage ERS-2 satellite to reenter Earth"s atmosphere

Throughout its 16-year working life, the second European Remote Sensing satellite, ERS-2, returned a wealth of information that revolutionized our perspective of our planet and understanding of climate change. As well as leaving a remarkable legacy o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 6th, 2024

Starlink imposes $100 “congestion charge” on new users in parts of US

One-time $100 fee in congested areas, and $100 credit in excess-capacity areas. Enlarge / Starlink satellite dish. (credit: Starlink) New Starlink customers have to pay a $100 "congestion charge" in areas where the satel.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Personal histories shape how immigrant families transmit their home language to children

According to Statistics Canada, in 2021, 1 in 4 Canadians had at least one mother tongue other than English or French. Many people grow up with their family's heritage languages—like Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish or Arabic—as part of their family's.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Algorithm used on Mars rover helps scientists on Earth see data in a new way

A new algorithm tested on NASA's Perseverance Rover on Mars may lead to better forecasting of hurricanes, wildfires, and other extreme weather events that impact millions globally......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Plants could still grow well under alien skies

Photosynthesis changed Earth in powerful ways. When photosynthetic organisms appeared, it led to the Great Oxygenation Event. That allowed multicellular life to evolve and resulted in the ozone layer. Life could venture onto land, protected from the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Life might thrive on the surface of Earth for an extra billion years

The sun is midway through its life of fusion. It's about 5 billion years old, and though its life is far from over, it will undergo some pronounced changes as it ages. Over the next billion years, the sun will continue to brighten......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Hubble lights the way with new multiwavelength view of galaxy NGC 1559

The magnificent galaxy featured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is NGC 1559. It is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Reticulum, approximately 35 million light-years from Earth. The brilliant light captured in the curre.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

New study takes the Earth’s temperature over a half-billion years

With one exception, a strong link between carbon dioxide and global temperatures. Enlarge / The cycle of building and breaking up of supercontinents seems to drive long-term climate trends. (credit: Walter Myers/Stocktrek Images).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Scientists scan TRAPPIST-1 for technosignatures

If you are going to look for intelligent life beyond Earth, there are few better candidates than the TRAPPIST-1 star system. It isn't a perfect choice. Red dwarf stars like TRAPPIST-1 are notorious for emitting flares and hard X-rays in their youth,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Arctic weather satellite"s first images capture Storm Boris

Just a month after its launch, ESA's Arctic Weather Satellite has already delivered its first images, notably capturing Storm Boris, which has been wreaking havoc across central Europe......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Don"t overlook microorganisms" role in planet health, scientists warn

The tiniest and oldest creatures on—and in—Earth have a huge role in achieving a sustainable future for the planet, an international team of scientists, including faculty researchers from The Ohio State University, asserts in a new Cell article p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Sea surface micro layer: Researchers study boundary between the ocean and the air

The boundary between the ocean and the atmosphere, where the air and sea interact, is known as the sea surface microlayer. Understanding how nutrients, pollutants and organic matter are exchanged between the air and the sea is also vital for better u.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Caught on camera: Satellite tracker photographs secret spacecraft

Caught on camera: Satellite tracker photographs secret spacecraft.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Visible-light-antenna ligand enhances samarium-catalyzed reactions

Samarium (Sm), a rare earth metal, is important to organic chemists because of the ability of its divalent compounds to efficiently perform single-electron transfer reductions......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

NASA watches a peanut-shaped asteroid drift past Earth

Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly shaped asteroids that recently passed by Earth, and both look like over-sized peanuts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Explaining dramatic planetwide changes after world"s last "Snowball Earth" event

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are "Snowball Earth" events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) thick......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Could interstellar quantum communications involve Earth or solve the Fermi paradox?

Thus far, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has used strategies based on classical science—listening for radio waves, telescopes watching for optical signals, telescopes in orbit scouring light from the atmospheres of exoplanets,.....»»

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New research re-envisions Earth"s mantle as a relatively uniform reservoir

Lavas from hotspots—whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland—likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots published in Nature Geoscience......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Geoscientists confirm "dripping" of Earth"s crust beneath Türkiye"s Central Anatolian Plateau

Recent satellite data reveal that the Konya Basin in the Central Anatolian Plateau of Türkiye is continually being reshaped over millions of years, according to a new analysis led by Earth scientists at the University of Toronto......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Materials scientist describes new world order for glasses, liquids

In 1543, Copernicus pitched the heliocentric idea that the Earth orbited the sun. His theory took 150 years to catch on and more than 400 years for the Vatican to officially accept it. Likewise, distinguished materials scientist Takeshi Egami has spe.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Reinventing the clock: NASA"s new tech for space timekeeping

Here on Earth, it might not matter if your wristwatch runs a few seconds slow. But crucial spacecraft functions need accuracy down to one billionth of a second or less. Navigating with GPS, for example, relies on precise timing signals from satellite.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024