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Earth Sciences 4 hours ago

Study finds landfill point source emissions have an outsized impact and present opportunity to tackle US waste methane

A new study, led by Carbon Mapper scientists alongside researchers from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Scientific Aviation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, provides ...

Condensed Matter Mar 25, 2024

Breaking the ice: Molecular insights into saltwater droplet freezing

In a new study, researchers have observed the freezing of saltwater droplets at a molecular level, offering new insights for de-icing and anti-icing technologies. Contrary to conventional wisdom, these droplets don't conform ...

Planetary Sciences Mar 22, 2024

April's total solar eclipse promises to be the best yet for experiments

April's total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks to new spacecraft and telescopes—and cosmic chance.

Planetary Sciences Mar 20, 2024

New tech monitors local space weather and provides real-time data

Peaceful though it may seem from Earth, space is beset by "weather" that can prove perilous for the sensitive—and expensive—technology aboard the spacecraft and satellites increasingly populating the realms outside our ...

Environment Mar 15, 2024

Climate: Carbon capture tech is booming, and confusing

Humanity's failure to reduce planet-heating carbon pollution—at record levels in 2023—has thrust once-marginal options for capping or reducing CO2 in the atmosphere to center stage.

Space Exploration Mar 15, 2024

SpaceX comes close to completing test flight of mega rocket but loses spacecraft near end

SpaceX came close to completing an hourlong test flight of its mega rocket on its third try Thursday, but the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth.

Space Exploration Mar 14, 2024

SpaceX's 3rd Starship launch makes it to space without exploding, but is lost on reentry

SpaceX's powerful Starship and Super Heavy rocket completed a more successful third orbital test flight from Texas on Thursday morning with no explosive endings on the way up that marred the first two test flights in 2023.

Social Sciences Mar 14, 2024

Women favor climate actions that benefit future generations more than men, research shows

The decisions we make now inevitably shape the prospects for generations to come. So tackling a long-term problem like climate change raises an intergenerational moral dilemma: should we invest in solutions that might not ...

Space Exploration Mar 14, 2024

SpaceX mega rocket makes successful test flight but lost in descent

Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, flew further and faster than ever before during its third test launch Thursday, although it was eventually lost as it re-entered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, SpaceX said.

Space Exploration Mar 14, 2024

SpaceX poised for third launch test of Starship megarocket

SpaceX plans on Thursday to attempt another launch of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket that is vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the moon later this decade—and Elon Musk's hopes of eventually colonizing ...

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