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Space Shuttle Endeavour hoisted for installation in vertical display at Los Angeles science museum

NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour was carefully hoisted late Monday to be mated to a huge external fuel tank and its two solid rocket boosters at a Los Angeles museum where it will be uniquely displayed as if it is about to blast off......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJan 30th, 2024

The solar fire up close: Newly analyzed data offers first high-resolution view of the entire solar disk

The entire solar disk in unprecedented detail—this is shown by images of the visible surface of the sun, which researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research have now created from 25 individual images taken by the ESA space probe.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Watch Blue Origin launch its latest space tourism flight this morning

Blue Origin will shortly be launching its ninth space tourism flight that will carry six private crew members on a 10-minute flight......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Novel fluorescent materials developed for real-time visualization of multi-component solvents and temperature

Recently, a research team led by Professor Jiang Changlong at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed a new donor-acceptor (D-A) type fluorescent dye called AFL. This dye changes its fluorescence col.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Creating and Maintaining a Classroom Maker Space With Kristin Berbawy

Kristin Berbawy's shares 10+ years of experience designing and maintaining makerspaces in schools and libraries. The post Creating and Maintaining a Classroom Maker Space With Kristin Berbawy appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Maker.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Why Is It So Tricky to Show the Sun, Earth, and Moon in a Diagram?

In a nutshell, you can get the distances or the sizes right, but not both. Space is hard!.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Proba-3 will use laser for millimeter precision in space

ESA's double-spacecraft precision formation flying mission, Proba-3, is due to be launched from India on 4 December. The spacecraft pair will employ a set of positioning technologies to keep formation in space and this image shows the most precise: a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Scientists construct first complete energy spectrum of solar high-energy protons in Martian space

Scientists have constructed the first complete proton energy spectrum observed during an eruptive solar event in Martian space, deepening our understanding of the radiation environment around Mars......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

SpaceX chalks up 82nd Space Coast launch of the year

SpaceX sent up another rocket on Nov 21 to mark the 82nd launch of the year on the Space Coast......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

DOJ indicts Phillips 66 for Southern California refinery allegedly dumping industrial wastewater into sewer

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles voted to indict Texas-based oil refiner Phillips 66 for allegedly dumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater from its Carson refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system and then failing.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Space station crew had an amazing stroke of luck during Starship launch

The ISS crew happened to find itself directly above SpaceX's Starship launch on Tuesday, and that meant only one thing for NASA astronaut Don Pettit......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

"Genetic time machine" reveals complex chimpanzee cultures

In recent decades, scientists have clearly demonstrated that chimpanzees, like humans, pass on complex cultures such as tool use from generation to generation. But human culture has become vastly more sophisticated, from the Stone Age to the Space Ag.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

NASA is stacking the Artemis II rocket, implying a simple heat shield fix

NASA expects it to take about four months to fully assemble the main parts of the SLS rocket. The Space Launch System rocket that will dispatch four astronauts on the first Moon m.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Math-selective US universities reduce gender gap in STEM fields, analysis finds

Nationally, men in colleges and universities currently outpace women in earning physics, engineering, and computer science (PECS) degrees by an approximate ratio of 4:1. To better understand the factors driving these gaps, NYU researchers analyzed ba.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Establishing a general theory of metal-support interaction: AI-driven advances in catalysis

How can artificial intelligence (AI) help accelerate scientific discovery based on vast amounts of experimental data? A new study by Prof. Li Weixue's team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Scienc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Durable supramolecular plastic is fully ocean-degradable and doesn"t generate microplastics

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a new durable plastic that won't pollute our oceans. The new material is as strong as conventional plastics and biodegradable, but what makes it spec.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Science continues to exclude Indigenous communities—fixing this benefits everyone

An enduring challenge facing science around the world is how to best include and engage Indigenous communities......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Nanoink and printing technologies could enable electronics repairs, production in space

An Iowa State University engineer floats in the air while other researchers hang tight to a metal frame surrounding and supporting their special printer. It's not the usual photo you see in a research paper. Tests aboard microgravity flights aren't y.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

As NASA increasingly relies on commercial space, there are some troubling signs

"The government's really got to look at itself." When it comes to space policy, a hallmark of the first Trump administration was its embrace of private companies. NASA sought to b.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Save $300 on the Apple Studio Display during Black Friday sale

If you want the Apple Studio Display, you should consider getting it now, as it's currently available at a massive $300 discount.Save $300 on the Apple Studio DisplayThe Apple Studio Display offers consumers an Apple-designed screen for their Mac, wi.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

9to5Mac Daily: November 20, 2024 – iOS 18.1.1 update, next-gen Pro Display XDR rumors

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsore.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024