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[ad_1] NASA satellite missions track 16 years of melting of Earth’s ice sheets – Physics World Skip to main content Plus Toggle menu MENU Open search dialog Close search menu Discover more from Physics World -> -> Copyright © 2020 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors shiny-recpub iopiop-sciencePhyscis Connect …

[ad_1] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Representative image) | Photo credit: Daniel Acker / Bloomberg Text size: A- A + Alabama Student Names NASA’s Mars Helicopter “Wit” NASA’s Mars helicopter, destined to be the first aircraft to attempt powered flights on another planet, has been named “Wit”. The name …

[ad_1] There is a very powerful radio signal that is making rounds in our galaxy, and astronomers are stumped because this is the first Rapid Radio Burst (FRB) to originate from our own galaxy. And this happened as recently as April 28, when SGR 1935 + 2154, a dead star …

[ad_1] The Hubble Space Telescope is a telescope that launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and is still operational until now. It weighs around 11,000 kilograms and travels around Earth at about 5 miles per second. It is considered to be one of the largest and most versatile telescopes …

[ad_1] Sky watchers can look forward to an exciting month of cosmic phenomena, starting with a meteor shower to mark a beautiful start to Cinco de Mayo. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is expected to peak in the early hours of Tuesday, May 5. With most people trapped inside, isolating …

[ad_1] Designed to treat patients with COVID-19, NASA’s new easy-to-build high-pressure ventilator was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday, May 1. The device called VITAL (Locally Accessible Fan Intervention Technology) was developed by engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. The …

[ad_1] Image for representation. Celebrated twice a year, the first International Astronomy Day is celebrated on May 2, while the next occasion will be on September 26. Trends Desk Last update: May 2, 2020 1:38 p.m. IST New Delhi: International Astronomy Day is celebrated twice a year in the fall …

[ad_1] The ultimate goal of most high-level AI research is the development of general artificial intelligence (GAI). In essence, what we want is a synthetic mind that can function just like a human if placed in a physical container of similar capacity. Most, but not all, experts believe that we …

[ad_1] Spinosaurus reconstruction in life: long, narrow jaws with conical teeth, and a single tail for water locomotion. (Illustrations: Davide Bonadonna / Nature) Scientists studying a peculiar million-year-old fossil of a particular dinosaur species called Spinosaurus would never have imagined that their findings could one day challenge the very definition …

[ad_1] Geneva / UNI: Depletion of the ozone layer, the shield that protects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation, reached an unprecedented level in large parts of the Arctic this spring, the World Meteorological Organization said on Saturday. The statement attributed this improved ozone depletion to the …