Advanced Weather Satellite Launches into Space, Promises Faster Forecasts
The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting and save lives. This new GOES-R spacecraft will track U.S. weather as never before: hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, volcanic ash clouds, wildfires, lightning storms, even solar flares. Indeed, about 50 TV meteorologists from around the country converged on the launch site – including NBC’s Al Roker – along with 8,000 space program workers and guests. “Wh..>> view originalTrump wants to dump the Paris climate deal, but 71 percent of Americans support it, survey finds
This story has been updated. Since the election of Donald Trump as president, climate change has rushed to the front of the news because of Trump’s pledges to wipe away major U.S. attempts to address it. Of particular concern to scientists and environmentalists around the world is Trump’s vow to “cancel” U.S. participation in the Paris climate agreement, negotiated by nearly 200 countries late last year and the foundation for a global push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, country by country...>> view originalSpace Fire! NASA Ignites Experiment on Private Cargo Spaceship
NASA's Saffire experiments, which take place aboard the private Cygnus cargo spacecraft, are testing the way fire behaves in space, with the aim of helping researchers design safer space vehicles down the road. Credit: NASA The latest set of space-fire experiments has blazed up aboard the private Cygnus cargo spacecraft. Mission controllers on the ground ignited NASA's Spacecraft Fire Experiment II (Saffire-II) today (Nov. 21), shortly after the uncrewed Cygnus departed the Internatio..>> view originalSea ice hits record lows at both poles. What does it mean?
The extent of sea ice surrounding the Arctic and Antarctic regions are both at record lows for this time of year — marking the first time scientists have simultaneously tracked record low ice levels around each of the planet’s poles.Scientists say the below-normal sea ice extent — a rough measurement of the surface area of ice-covered ocean — in the Arctic is particularly worrisome because it is a strong indication of the effects of climate change. Advertisement Experts said they were also s..>> view originalNASA probe snaps stunning new pics of dwarf planet Ceres
NASA's Dawn probe is snapping stunning new views of the dwarf planet Ceres as the spacecraft pushes ever higher above the small world. In one image, Ceres' huge Occator Crater shows its central bright region, the brightest on Ceres. The crater itself is 57 miles wide, and 2.5 miles deep. That makes it 77 times larger than the Barringer Crater in Arizona. Dawn took the picture when it was about 920 miles above the surface, in early October. [Check out more amazing Ceres photos by Dawn] Planetary..>> view originalNASA Team Claims 'Impossible' Space Engine Works—Get the Facts
A prototype of the EmDrive, as seen in a test chamber at a NASA lab Photograph courtesy AIAA After years of speculation, a maverick research team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center has reached a milestone that many experts thought was impossible. This week, the team formally published their experimental evidence for an electromagnetic propulsion system that could power a spacecraft through the void—without using any kind of propellant. According to the team, the electromagnetic drive, or..>> view originalDear Science: What's the best way to cook a turkey?
By Rachel Feltman and Sarah Kaplan November 21 at 11:00 AM There is one scientifically superior method, if you dare say it. (Gillian Brockell,Sarah Kaplan/The Washington Post) Dear Science, I've been trying for years to find the ultimate Thanksgiving turkey recipe, but I've yet to find the best way to cook a holiday bird. After hours and hours of cooking, I end up with mostly dried-out meat and a center that barely cooks in time for dinner. What's the best way to keep a turkey juicy a..>> view originalWe Have Two Record Hot Days For Every Record Cold Day, and It's Getting Worse
Whenever there’s a daily cold temperature record broken someone on the planet, climate change deniers delight in pointing to it as evidence that global warming isn’t real. The reality is that even as the planet continues to warm, record cold days will still appear. But if we continue down the path of current global greenhouse gas emissions, those record cold temperatures will be outpaced by record hot days 15 to one, according to a new study.“You say the temperature’s going to warm up two or th..>> view originalRecord-breaking faint satellite galaxy of the Milky Way discovered
Figure 1: The position of Virgo I in the constellation of Virgo (left). The right panel shows a density map of Virgo I's member stars in a 0.1 deg x 0.1 deg area, based on the stars located inside the green zone in the color-magnitude …more. An ...>> view originalNASA, ESA experts insist successful Mars mission decades away
NASA, ESA experts insist successful Mars mission decades away Posted November 22, 2016 20:56:44 The race to put humans on Mars has been dealt a reality check, with experts from NASA and ESA insisting a successful mission is still decades away.A new space race of sorts is in full swing, with corporations like SpaceX, Boeing and Mars One competing to be the first to mount a manned mission to the red planet.SpaceX, founded by battery billionaire Elon Musk, is leading the..>> view original
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