Booster rocket fires in key NASA test for Mars missions
The Space Launch System's booster is seen a few hours ahead of the second and final qualification motor (QM-2) test, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Orbital ATK Propulsion Systems test facilities in Promontory, Utah. During the Space Launch System flight the boosters will provide more than 75 percent of the thrust needed to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth, the first step on NASA's Journey to Mars. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s fireworks came ea..>> view originalEPA Finds Dangerously High Sulfur Dioxide Levels In Louisiana Parish
Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed that they have detected high levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) in St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana. Facilities in the area have been given until 2018 to meet federal standards on SO2 pollution. ( Sean Riley | Flickr ) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday, July 1, that it has detected dangerously high levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the air around Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish. According..>> view originalNASA'S Dawn Spacecraft to Stay at Dwaf Planet Ceres
Jul 04, 2016 08:22 AM EDT NASA's plight to find signs of life in the universe and in understanding the surroundings off-Earth is nonstop. It's Dawn spacecraft is set to stay at the Dwarf Planet Ceres after scientists' proposal to visit another object at the asteroid belt was rejected. NASA's Dawn spacecraft completed its mission on the dwarf planet Ceres this June 30, but since there's remaining fuel aboard the spacecraft, scientists proposed to extend its mission and visit another celestial..>> view originalSmarty Plants! Study Reveals Plant 'Gambles' To Make Wise Decisions
Jul 04, 2016 04:22 AM EDT A recent study discovered that plants are good decision makers, despite not having an actual brain. A group of international researchers conducted an experiment to find out if plants, just like humans and some animals, show risk sensitivity. Risk sensitivity is defined as the "ability to switch between risk proneness and risk aversion depending on state and circumstances, especially according to the richness of the least variable option." To come up with the results..>> view originalCuriosity Rover's Sand Dunes Study Reveals Another Surprise
Jul 04, 2016 08:19 AM EDT NASA's study reveals that some sand dunes found on the surface of Mars are not so different from that seen on Earth and their relationship to the thin Martian atmosphere can provide new clues about the history of Mar's atmosphere. Dusty rover deck & rippled sand dunes captured in this rover #seflie https://t.co/sNVoU593Tj #JourneyToMars pic.twitter.com/aaFyZRdWJs — Be a Martian (@NASABeAMartian) January 29, 2016 The wind-sculpted mid-size ripples are disti..>> view originalWhite Shark Cafe expedition's new camera almost ready for the trip
Monterey, California- The first test of the camera that will be used to study white sharks during their mysterious annual meeting place White Shark Cafe will be carried out this summer. The idea is to make sure the camera will endure the 9-month observation and withstand the depth of the Sharks’ trip. Researchers have records of a white shark migration where they travel to the Pacific Ocean about halfway between Mexico and Hawaii each winter. The place is known as ‘White Shark Cafe‘ and scient..>> view originalMassive Alaska volcano eruption imminent
Massive Alaska volcano eruption imminent July 4, 2016 by Dan Taylor Leave a Comment Alaska's Pavlof volcano is about to blow its top.A volcano in Alaska is expected to explode very soon, as the Alaska Volcano Observatory has raised the alert level for the Pavlof Volcano. The volcano is located on the southwestern end of the Alaska Peninsula and is the most active volcano in Alaska with dozens of recorded eruptions, according to a statement from the observatory. The volcano erupted back in May a..>> view originalNASA Extends New Horizons Mission To Kuiper Belt After Pluto Flyby
Some spacecraft are like gifts that keep on giving, and NASA’s New Horizons, having made flybys of Jupiter in 2007 and Pluto in 2015, is already one such. And to prove the point some more, NASA approved over the weekend to extend its mission to go further into the Kuiper Belt to explore an ancient object, which is a remnant from the time when the planets in our Solar System first formed.When New Horizons sent back pictures of Pluto earlier in 2016, it was the first time scientists got a close-up..>> view originalChina to Hunt for Alien Life With World's Biggest Radio Telescope
China is joining the search for extraterrestrial life with construction of the world’s biggest and most sensitive radio telescope. The final piece of the 500 m Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope, or FAST, has been fitted, the BBC reports, and operations are slated to begin in September. The radio telescope is designed to “search for intelligent life from outer space,” according to China’s state broadcaster CCTV. The $185 million device, which is constructed into a natural karst depression in ..>> view originalFastest-Ever Spacecraft to Arrive at Jupiter Tonight
This artist's rendering shows NASA's Juno probe at Jupiter, with its solar arrays and main antenna pointed toward the sun and Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA's Juno probe will attempt to slip into orbit around Jupiter tonight (July 4), shortly after becoming the fastest object ever made by human hands. As Juno nears Jupiter tonight, the giant planet's powerful gravity will accelerate the spacecraft to an estimated top speed of about 165,000 mph (265,000 km/h) relative to Earth, m..>> view original
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
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