NASA rocket launches from Alaska in search of aurora answers
A NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket soared high out of Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks at 2:27 a.m. Saturday to learn more about pulsating aurora.
A NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket soared high out of Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks at 2:27 a.m. Saturday to learn more about pulsating aurora.
Astronomy
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A chemical used in electric vehicle batteries could also give us carbon-free fuel for space flight, according to new UC Riverside research.
Materials Science
Feb 23, 2022
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What do making artificial snow and cutting down trees in a nature reserve have in common?
Environment
Feb 16, 2022
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A rocket startup's big Florida launch debut ended with all four mini satellites destroyed Thursday.
Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2022
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Switching to virtual conferencing can have a huge impact on the carbon footprint of major scientific events and significantly increase attendance from those in low and middle income countries, according to new research published ...
Environment
Feb 9, 2022
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Astronomers from Georgia State University have found an explanation for the strange occurrence of massive stars located far from their birthplace in the disk of our Milky Way Galaxy.
Astronomy
Feb 2, 2022
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Thousands of flights in the United States were canceled Saturday as parts of the East Coast braced for a shellacking by a powerful winter storm packing heavy snow and high winds.
Environment
Jan 29, 2022
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An international team of researchers describes in detail the mechanisms of the extraordinarily fast flight of the smallest free-living insects, beetles of the featherwing family (Ptiliidae). The team includes members and ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2022
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Male mosquitoes beat their wings faster when swarming at sunset to better detect females and increase their chance of reproducing, finds a novel study led by UCL scientists.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2022
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NASA's new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday, the final step in the observatory's dramatic unfurling.
Astronomy
Jan 8, 2022
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