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Saturday, 17 August 2024 22:03

An oasis in the desert on Mars

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Miami FL (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Curiosity didn't kill the cat in this case. Instead, NASA's 1-ton rover, which for the past 12 years has been searching for the building blocks of life on Mars, discovered something never before detected on the red planet: pure sulfur. And it all happened by chance. While exploring Gediz Vallis, a channel that winds down part of the 3-mile-tall Mount Sharp in the center of the Gale Crater,
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Geoscientists from the University of Cologne have led an international research team in pinpointing the origins of the asteroid responsible for the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago. By examining samples from the boundary layer between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods-a time that marked Earth's last major mass extinction-the researchers identified the
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Washington DC (UPI) Aug 16, 2024
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the Transporter-11 mission into low-Earth orbit Friday afternoon as scheduled from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. After the rocket booster stage separation, the Falcon 9 landed on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base with no issues. The at 2:53 p.m. EDT launch was streamed live. SpaceX s
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Liftoff for ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite and Φsat-2 satellite

ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite has been launched, paving the way for a potential constellation of satellites that would provide more frequent data not only to enhance short-term weather forecasts for Arctic nations, but for the world as a whole.

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Arctic Weather Satellite and Φsat-2 lift off

Φsat-2, ESA’s groundbreaking cubesat designed to revolutionise Earth observation with artificial intelligence, has launched.

The cubesat embarked on its journey into space on 16 August at 20:56 CEST (11:56 local time) on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US, integrated by Exolaunch as part of the Transporter-11 rideshare mission, which also included ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite.

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
bp America has entered into an agreement with NASA to collaborate on enhancing energy production and advancing space exploration. Through this partnership, both organizations will exchange digital technologies and technical expertise, drawing on their extensive experience in challenging environments. This collaboration, formalized through a Space Act Agreement, will focus on the developmen
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
EagleView, a top provider of aerial imagery and analytics, has partnered with Aurora Solar, the leading solar sales and design platform, to introduce EagleView PoweredTM models through Aurora's platform. This collaboration is set to enhance solar professionals' ability to achieve greater design accuracy, accelerate project timelines, and offer a more refined experience for homeowners. The integr
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
Chinese scientists, in collaboration with colleagues from France, Germany, and Ireland, have revealed that from 650 million to 280 million years ago, the Earth-Moon distance expanded by approximately 20,000 kilometers, while the length of a day increased by about 2.2 hours, according to a report from the Science and Technology Daily on Tuesday. The gradual slowdown of Earth's rotation over
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
A group of scientists has made significant progress in unraveling the origins of massif-type anorthosites, a type of igneous rock composed largely of plagioclase that formed exclusively during Earth's middle history. These vast rock formations, some of which cover up to 42,000 square kilometers and are associated with titanium ore deposits, have long puzzled researchers due to varying theories a
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2024
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 14, 2024 In the United States, the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is underway at Fermilab, where the world's most comprehensive neutrino research is being conducted. The University of Bern plays a crucial role in this project through the development of the "ND-LAr" detector, a device featuring cutting-edge technology and an innovative design to observe neu
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