In December 2024, five CubeSats deployed into Earth's orbit from the International Space Station. Among them was LignoSat, a wooden satellite from JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) that investigates the use of ...
Space Exploration
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The majority of low-income single mothers in Oregon who rely on federal cash assistance around the time of childbirth are in the program for less than a year, suggesting they're using it as a form of paid family leave, Oregon ...
Social Sciences
Jan 8, 2025
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Of all the unanswered questions in modern science, perhaps the most talked about is whether we are alone in the universe. A new paper looks at another way we might be able to detect advanced civilizations, and at its center ...
Astronomy
Jan 8, 2025
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Standing dead trees in Yellowstone National Park are growing wildfire hazards, especially near park infrastructure. A new study published in Forest Ecosystems explores how these dead trees contribute to fire risk and threaten ...
Ecology
Jan 8, 2025
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Onboard computers are critical to space exploration, aiding nearly every spacecraft function from propulsion and navigation systems to life support technology, science data retrieval and analysis, communications, and reentry.
Space Exploration
Jan 8, 2025
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Researchers have developed an innovative technology in plasma spraying-physical vapor deposition known as alternating vapor/liquid phase deposition. By adjusting the arc current, researchers can finely control the evaporation ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Antarctic sea ice rebounded in December after a long period of record lows, US scientists said, giving pause to speculation that Earth's frozen continent could be undergoing a permanent change.
Environment
Jan 8, 2025
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Researchers in Japan have found that the taller the Japanese black pine trees (Pinus thunbergii) along the coast, the deeper their roots go into the ground. Trees with deeper roots are more resistant to damage from tsunamis ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2025
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Technicians have successfully integrated NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's payload—the telescope, instrument carrier, and two instruments—to the spacecraft that will deliver the observatory to its place in space ...
Astronomy
Jan 8, 2025
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To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity, NASA announced Tuesday a new approach to its Mars Sample Return Program. The agency will simultaneously ...
Space Exploration
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