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Space Exploration 16 hours ago

SpaceX knocks out company's 50th Space Coast launch of the year

SpaceX shot up three Falcon 9 rockets from three launch pads last weekend once the Federal Aviation Administration gave its grounded rocket the OK to return to flight. Now it's set to go another round.

Biochemistry 18 hours ago

Novel single-atom nanozymes show promise for hypoxia-tolerant singlet oxygen-battery

A research group led by Prof. Wang Hui from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences introduced an axial O atom-modulated Fe-N4 nanozymes for realizing efficient H2O2 Russell reaction to ...

Plants & Animals 20 hours ago

New marine protections could help wildlife thrive—but also squeeze San Diego fishermen

A proposal to expand one of San Diego's 11 marine protected areas would make it the largest in the county, and could help wildlife off Point Loma thrive. But miles gained would be miles lost to some local fishermen.

Environment Aug 3, 2024

Deep sea mining opponents suffer major setback

Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to take a first step toward an international moratorium on the controversial practice.

Space Exploration Aug 2, 2024

Experiment on photosynthesis is heading to the space station to explore effects of microgravity

An experiment aimed at learning more about how plants grow in space will be aboard a National Aeronautics and Space Administration launch in early August from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Earth Sciences Aug 2, 2024

Investigating the link between N₂O ionization and ozone depletion

Man-made emissions of nitrous oxide (N₂O) are rapidly increasing globally and are predicted to pose a growing threat to Earth's ozone layer. In the 1970s, it was discovered that N₂O in the upper atmosphere can trigger ...

Earth Sciences Aug 2, 2024

Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' larger than average, scientists find

NOAA-supported scientists have announced that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 6,705 square miles, the 12th largest zone on record ...

Space Exploration Aug 2, 2024

SpaceX lines up next 2 Space Coast launches on Friday and Saturday

SpaceX shot up three Falcon 9 rockets from three launch pads last weekend once the Federal Aviation Administration gave its grounded rocket the OK to return to flight. Now it's set to go another round.

Planetary Sciences Aug 2, 2024

First full 2-D spectral image of aurora borealis from a hyperspectral camera

Auroras are natural luminous phenomena caused by the interaction of electrons falling from the sky and the upper atmosphere. Most of the observed light consists of emission lines of neutral or ionized nitrogen and oxygen ...

Astronomy Aug 1, 2024

JWST imagery shows light from one of the earliest galaxies is due to continuing bursts from star formations

An international team of astronomers and astrophysicists studying data and imagery received from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has found that light emitted from one of the earliest galaxies identified thus far, is ...

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