Flights of the new European Vega-C rocket have been suspended pending an investigation into an overnight launch failure, French firm Arianespace said Wednesday, leaving Europe with few avenues into space.
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2022
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Europe's new Vega-C rocket was lost shortly after lift-off from French Guiana overnight with two satellites on board, in the latest blow to European space efforts.
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2022
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Forty-eight days after suspending observations due to a cyberattack, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is observing the sky again. The computing staff has worked diligently to rebuild the affected JAO ...
Astronomy
Dec 20, 2022
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Female bees and wasps use modified ovipositors, formerly used in egg laying, to sting their attackers, including people. Now, a study in Current Biology on December 19 shows that male mason wasps use sharp genital spines ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2022
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Using the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), an international team of astronomers have observed the dwarf galaxy HIPASS J1131–31, dubbed the "Peekabo Galaxy." The observational ...
When the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium was formed seven years ago, Iowa State University researchers faced two big questions about reestablishing the milkweed and other wildflowers needed for the iconic butterfly's ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2022
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An international team of astronomers has used data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to report the discovery of the earliest galaxies confirmed to date. The light from these galaxies has taken more than 13.4 billion ...
Astronomy
Dec 9, 2022
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The NSF's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) has revealed new information about mysterious radio bubbles surrounding a supermassive black hole.
Astronomy
Dec 8, 2022
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The standard view of gamma-ray bursts as a signature for different types of dying stars might need a rewrite. Recent astronomical observations, supported by theoretical modeling, reveal a new observational fingerprint of ...
Astronomy
Dec 7, 2022
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As a key parameter of sea water, salinity plays a vital role in regulating ocean density, stratification, and circulation. It also indicates the coupling between ocean, atmosphere, and land through water cycle. Gridded ocean ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 5, 2022
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