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Streamed live 2 hours agoThe Northrop Grumman Cygnus CRS-13 cargo craft is expected to be launched to the International Space Station on Saturday after the launch was twice postponed. High winds delayed the launch on Friday, while pad equipment concerns followed by bad weather interrupted the ship’s first try this past Sunday. The delivery includes…
The International Astronomical Union has issued the preliminary results from a study on the potential effects of multi-thousand satellite constellations like that being built by StarLink. Finding that Earth-based astronomical observations may be “severely affected,” the body warned that mitigations and rules had better be formed sooner rather than later. The group expressed its concerns…
Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. WHEN we finally make contact with aliens they will probably be cleverer than us, leading experts say. Researchers scouring the universe for signs of extraterrestrial life are convinced we are not alone.PUBLISHED: 14:33, Sat, Feb 15, 2020 | UPDATED: 15:00, Sat, Feb 15, 2020 When we meet…
Solar Orbiter en pôle position vers le Soleil L’agence spatiale européenne a lancé lundi un observatoire spatial qui étudiera notre étoile de près. Lourd de 1 800 kilos, Solar Orbiter va chercher un angle d’observation inédit grâce à une orbite très inclinée pour scruter les pôles du Soleil. Car c’est là que se trouvent les clés de…
Radar plot of the asteroid and its companionPhoto: Arecibo Observatory/NASA/NSFAn asteroid that whizzed within 3 million miles of Earth last week turned out to be two objects in a binary system, according to new observations.The automated Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Mauna Loa in Hawaii discovered 2020 BX12 on January 27. It immediately…
Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring how tech can help achieve the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this year? Check out the full ‘Sustainable Societies‘ program here. Digital technologies are often put forward as a solution to environmental dilemmas. The spread of the internet came with claims of a…
Last week, rumors began circulating that endangered pangolins — also known as scaly anteaters — might have been the intermediate host that allowed the deadly new coronavirus disease COVID-19 to spread from bats to humans, based on unpublished research findings announced in a Chinese university press release. Although evidence was not provided, I witnessed a…
Treeeees.Photo: GettyThe arc of Republican climate politics has gone from supporting market solutions like cap and trade to outright denial over the years. The fetid nature of conservative climate politics has done wonders for short-term political gain and obscenely enriched a small cadre of fossil fuel executives and lobbyists. But it now leaves Republicans boxed…
An Air Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner in August 2018. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images Delta Air Lines is committing $1 billion to be carbon neutral by 2030. Aviation emissions account for 2% of the world’s total CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with 98% of Delta’s emissions coming from its aircraft.With demand for air travel only growing,…
SONORAN DESERT, Ariz.—As President Trump pushes to speed construction of the Mexican border wall, both opponents of the wall and his administration are invoking the environment—one side to stop the barrier, and the other to build it. Environmental groups say an impassable 30-foot-high wall would prevent endangered pronghorn, wolves, wildcats and other animals from roaming…
