[ad_1] Last week, through an executive order by the US President Donald Trump, soon NASA is set to mine moon’s water ice and other natural resources. As early as 2015, the US had approved a law allowing American companies and citizens to use moon and asteroid resources. What is special …
Read More »“Cloud Shine” Experiment May Help Cool Great Barrier Reef – Environment
[ad_1] Researchers trying to save the Great Barrier Reef are trying to cool unusually warm sea temperatures by “shining the clouds,” a geoengineering technique designed to reflect more rays of the sun away from Earth. The team is spraying microscopic drops of seawater in the air over the reef, creating …
Read More »Arctic summers to be ice-free in 30 years
[ad_1] Increasing global temperatures due to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, better known as global warming, pose risks to ecosystems, animals, and humans worldwide. And according to a new study, global warming in the Arctic is on track to cause some very deadly consequences in the near future. According to …
Read More »Scientists have discovered how the brain of birds evolved
[ad_1] An international team of evolutionary biologists and paleontologists have reconstructed the evolution of the bird’s brain, using a large dataset on the brain volume of dinosaurs, extinct birds such as flightless Archeopteryx and Razorbill, and modern types. In their study, the scientists said in the article in the journal …
Read More »Entertaining lyrical meteor shower stargazers amid the coronavirus enclosure
[ad_1] The | Posted: Thursday April 23, 2020, 18:10 [IST] April 2020 seems to be the month for the Heavenly Night shows. Post the brightest Super Pink Moon, the universe is being a central stage for Lyrid meteor shower. This annual Lyrid meteor shower that started on Thursday (April 16) …
Read More »SpaceX launches new prototype spacecraft for testing (video)
[ad_1] SpaceX moved its latest spacecraft prototype to its Texas testing ground on Thursday (April 23) before a new round of spacecraft testing. The spacecraft prototype, a gleaming stainless steel cylinder, is SpaceX’s fourth test vehicle for a massive reusable spacecraft designed to fly to the moon, Mars, and beyond. …
Read More »Nature crisis: ‘Insect apocalypse’ more complicated than previously thought
[ad_1] Image copyright fake pictures The new information suggests that the global health of insect populations is much more complicated than previously thought. Previous research indicated an alarming decline in numbers in all parts of the world, with losses of up to 25% per decade. This new study, the largest …
Read More »SpaceX Starship SN4 is almost ready for its turn on the test bench
[ad_1] While many companies in Texas are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemicSpaceX has been busy putting together the latest Starship prototype at its Boca Chica development facility. The first version of Elon Musk’s Mars rocket has the serial number SN4, and he shared a photo of it on the …
Read More »If we can put a man on the Moon, we can save the Great Barrier Reef.
[ad_1] (MENAFN – The Conversation) Scientists recently confirmed that the Great Barrier Reef suffered another serious bleaching event last summer, the third in five years. Dramatic intervention is clearly needed to save the natural wonder. First of all, this requires reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. But the right mix of …
Read More »The most detailed map of moon geology ever published can help astronauts explore the lunar surface.
[ad_1] The US Geological Survey. USA (USGS) just released the most detailed map of all Moonsurface characteristics and geology like a rotating 3D moon. The map shows brightly colored dots on the lunar surface, representing different ages of geological features. The map unifies six separate maps of the moon topography …
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