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Juice"s lunar-Earth flyby: All you need to know

ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will return to Earth on 19–20 August, with flight controllers guiding the spacecraft first past the moon and then past Earth itself. This "braking" maneuver will take Juice on a shortcut to Jupiter via Venus.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJul 15th, 2024

An even better Surface Laptop may be coming soon

A leaked listing has revealed an Intel Lunar Lake version of the Surface Laptop 7th Edition, which is currently my favorite Windows laptop......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Book Review: How Our Love for Citrus Shaped the Modern World

A history of citrus fruits, from the Han Dynasty to the modern orange juice industry.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

El Niño Southern Oscillation caused spike in 2023 temperatures, study finds

A study by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science identified El Niño–Southern Oscillation as the primary cause of the spike in global surface temperature in 2023, not human-induced climate.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Modern mass extinction in an Ecuadorean cloud forest found to be a mirage

One of the most notorious mass extinction events in modern times occurred on a hilltop in coastal Ecuador in the 1980s. Ninety species of plants known from nowhere else on Earth—many of them new to science and not yet given a name—went extinct wh.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Penetrating the ice sheet of an ocean moon: Four questions about the Clipper Mission to Europa

On Oct. 14 NASA's Europa Clipper Mission launched. It is the first detailed investigation of Jupiter's moon Europa—which is believed to harbor an ocean so vast that it contains more water than anywhere else in the known universe (even Earth). While.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Comet last seen in the Stone Age makes appearance over Earth

A comet that passes by Earth just once every 80,000 years has been spotted in the skies, but it may not survive for much longer......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Scientists discover one of the Earth"s earliest animals in Australian outback

In the shadow of South Australia's largest mountain range beneath the outback soil lies a fossil record that reveals a rich history of life on Earth. Fossils found at Nilpena Ediacara National Park preserve a pivotal moment in the history of evolutio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Atmospheric oxidation and the creation of modern Mars

Like Earth, Mars was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, but its early surface was very different than today's. Mars' surface then had high rates of meteorite and asteroid impacts from the period known as the Late Heavy Bombardment. But whereas today.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Hubble captures spiral galaxy NGC 5248

The sparkling scene depicted in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is of the spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Boötes. It is also known as Caldwell 45. The Caldwell catalog holds visually.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Compound drought–heat wave events under-recognized in global soils, finds study

Soil is essential for life and plays a crucial role in the Earth's ecosystem, providing support for plant roots and hosting countless microorganisms. In a warming world, it is important to understand how soil hydrothermal conditions, particularly the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

SpaceX’s Dramatic Rocket Catch Brings Interplanetary Travel One Step Closer

By proving that its Super Heavy booster can return to Earth and land, SpaceX has moved closer to creating a reusable interplanetary transport system......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

"Killer electrons": Lightning storms play cosmic pinball with space weather

When lightning strikes, the electrons come pouring down. In a new study, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, led by an undergraduate student, have discovered a novel connection between weather on Earth and space weather. The team utili.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 12th, 2024

Europa Clipper mission to investigate potential habitability of Jupiter"s moon

A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 12th, 2024

How did the building blocks of life arrive on Earth? Zinc fingerprints in meteorites offer clues

Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth. The results suggest that without 'unmelted' asteroids, there may not have been enough of these compounds on Earth f.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

What"s behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal

Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal, including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

Asteroid mining: A potential trillion-dollar industry

Earth's newest celestial neighbor has finally arrived. Astronomers using a powerful telescope in Sutherland, South Africa, first detected the 33-foot-long asteroid in August, reporting their discovery in Research Notes of the American Astronomical So.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

How did magma oceans evolve on early Earth and Mars? Iron chemistry and primordial atmospheres offer clues

Before Earth became the blue planet, it was engulfed by a very different kind of ocean: a vast, deep magma ocean reaching down hundreds or perhaps even thousands of kilometers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Catastrophically warm predictions are more plausible than previously thought, say climate scientists

What will the future climate be like? Scientists around the world are studying climate change, putting together models of the Earth's system and large observational datasets in the hopes of understanding—and predicting over the next 100 years—the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Scientists recreate sound of Earth"s magnetic flip 41,000 years ago

Approximately 41,000 years ago, Earth's magnetic field briefly reversed during what is known as the Laschamp event. During this time, Earth's magnetic field weakened significantly—dropping to a minimum of 5% of its current strength—which allowed.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Northern lights may be visible in much of upper US on Thursday, Friday

Still haven't caught a glimpse of those shimmery northern lights? Minnesotans have a good chance to snag one of those popular aurora borealis photos at the end of this week thanks to a "severe" geomagnetic storm expected to reach Earth on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024