SpaceX rocket deploys record-setting cargo
SpaceX on Sunday launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a record number of satellites on board, the private space company said.
Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2021
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News tagged with bad weather
Funnel removed from US Navy ship stuck on coral reef
Salvage teams have removed the funnel from a US Navy ship stranded on a UN World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines after bad weather caused weeks of delays, the coastguard said on Wednesday.
Environment
Feb 27, 2013
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Researchers use spinning metasurfaces to craft compact thermal imaging system
Researchers have developed a new technology that uses meta-optical devices to perform thermal imaging. The approach provides richer information about imaged objects, which could broaden the use of thermal imaging in fields ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 11, 2024
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Launch of privately-built Danish rocket delayed: builder
The launch into space of Denmark's first privately-built rocket has been postponed to Thursday due to bad weather conditions, one of its builders said.
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2010
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Making a salad might be getting more expensive. Could climate change be to blame?
In his nearly four decades of growing lettuce, spinach, kale and other leafy greens in California and Arizona, Tony Alameda has seen plenty of bad years. But lately, he said, there have been many more "noticeably bad" years ...
Agriculture
Dec 22, 2022
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200,000 UK homes 'may become uninsurable' over flood risk
Some 200,000 British homes could become uninsurable from next year due to flood risks unless a deal is struck with the government, insurers said Monday, as yet more rain teemed down on much of the country.
Environment
Nov 26, 2012
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Scientists find rice 'chalk' gene, eye yield rise
Scientists expect to soon be able to remove a chalk-like part of rice, dramatically raising global harvests amid rising demand for the staple, an international research outfit said Tuesday.
Biotechnology
Jul 19, 2011
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Too wet? Too cold? Too hot? This is how weather affects the trips we make
What sorts of weather lead us to change our daily travel behaviour? How do we respond to scorching heat waves, sapping humidity, snow and frost, strong winds, or torrential rain? International research shows weather is important ...
Environment
Apr 9, 2018
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NASA launches suborbital rockets from Virginia
Milky white chemical clouds were briefly visible in much of the night sky along the Eastern seaboard on Tuesday after NASA launched a series of rockets to study the jet stream at the edge of the earth's atmosphere.
Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2012
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Italian scientists urge media to better explain climate change
Nearly 100 Italian scientists wrote an open letter to the media Thursday, urging better reporting of the causes and solutions to climate change so steps can be taken to avert crisis.
Environment
Jul 27, 2023
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