LONG BEACH, Calif. SpaceX launched several dozen payloads on its fifth dedicated rideshare mission May 25, illustrating the continued demand for such missions even as dedicated small launch vehicles … [+4216 chars]
A new study sheds light on how humans may not simply be warming Earth, but instead may be making the planet's climate chaotic. The new research was shared on ArXiv and is pending peer review. The re… [+2736 chars]
The sedimentary history of Mars is important to understanding climate change and the evolution of Mars. Sedimentary rocks consist of fine particles carried by the atmosphere and/or water and deposite… [+938 chars]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Chile's ALMA seeks to double capacity in a decade after a slow re-opening Now that Chile's ALMA Observatory is running at full force after the… [+3041 chars]
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun's atmosphere — the corona. Compared to solar flares — bursts of electromagnetic radiation that travel at… [+12947 chars]
ByJennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMay 26, 2022 Using machine learning along with data from wave tank experiments, MIT engineers have found a way to model how waves break. With thi… [+7118 chars]
Long-distance ocean travel began with watercraft using zero-emission propulsion systems. Gigantic sails harnessed the power of the wind. As technology developed, oceangoing craft switched to fossil-… [+1969 chars]
Kiel: A new study shows an unexpected negative impact of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) on important plankton groups. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘Nature’. While calcifying org… [+5200 chars]
Kavachi Volcano, an active submarine volcano in the Solomon Islands, has long been home to sharks. However their once-peaceful playground in the southwest Pacific Ocean recently became a bit less ser… [+2509 chars]
A modern computer simulation indicates dwarf planet Ceres may have been tossed by the gravity of gas giant Jupiter toward the sun during the unstable era of planet formation 4.5 billion years ago. T… [+1385 chars]
On March 26, the ESA's Solar Orbiter made its closest approach to the sun so far. It ventured inside Mercury's orbit and was about one-third the distance from Earth to the sun. It was hot but worth i… [+5001 chars]
The US is committed to helping the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reach its goal of putting the first Japanese astronaut on the moon by 2030 potentially making Japan just the second nation… [+2473 chars]
