Moons come in many forms. In our solar system we have rocky moons (e.g Soil‘S Moon), ocean moons (e.g Europe And Enceladus) and frozen ice moons (e.g Triton) but there are no gas moons. Are we just unlucky not to have gas moons, or are there physical reasons why they can’t exist? There are actually … Read more
The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are as iconic to the region as lobster pots, urban greens, sap buckets and fall leaves. They seem to be everywhere: a latticework of dry, lichen-covered stone ridges separating a patchwork of otherwise moist soils. In other states, stone walls can be found here and there, but only … Read more
Axiom Space and its partners, including the European Space Agency (ESA), have unveiled some of the groundbreaking scientific research that will be conducted during its Axiom-3 mission. The launch will take place in January 2024 on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will take the Axiom-3 crew – including Commander Michael López-Alegría, pilot Walter … Read more
Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket finally has a set launch date. The European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket from Ariane space will take its debut mission to space no sooner than June 15, 2024, test team officials announced Thursday (Nov. 30). On board will be a set of small ones satellitesof which two out NASArepresentatives … Read more
At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests have registered to attend this year’s United Nations climate talks in Dubai, more than three times as many as an Associated Press analysis of the talks shows. last year, when new rules came into effect requiring participants to publicize their work. . Apart from the … Read more
A legacy of European-built and operated space modules that started in Earth orbit and is now headed to the moon began 40 years ago this week. From the first launch of Spacelab, a pressurized laboratory that rode in the cargo bay of a NASA space shuttle, on November 28, 1983, to Columbus, one of the … Read more
Vets across the country are scrambling to treat the rising number of dogs sick with severe respiratory illness. At the same time, scientists are trying to figure out what’s causing the current outbreak, how widespread it is and how many previously healthy pups have become seriously ill or died. Maple was a happy, healthy seven-month-old … Read more
During the wee hours of Christmas Eve this year, before the gift wrapping begins and the smell of gingerbread brightens the air, a spacecraft is ready to take off for the moon. It is called the Peregrine Falcon Moonlander, named after the fastest flying bird in the world Soil. If all goes according to plan, … Read more
Quantum advantage is the milestone that the field of quantum computing is fervently working towards, where a quantum computer can solve problems beyond the reach of the most powerful non-quantum computers or classical computers. Quantum refers to the scale of atoms and molecules where the laws of physics as we experience them break down and … Read more
For the first time, food and agriculture were central during the annual United Nations climate conference in 2023. More than 130 countries signed a declaration on December 1 pledging to make their food systems – everything from production to consumption – central to national strategies to tackle climate change. The declaration contains few concrete actions … Read more