When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched at the end of 2021, we expected stunning images and illuminating scientific results. So far, the powerful space telescope has lived up to our expectations. The JWST has shown ...
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ESA's EarthCARE mission has completed its important "Launch and Early Orbit Phase" and is ready to begin the commissioning of its four scientific instruments. The data they gather will improve our understanding of the role ...
Planetary Sciences
Jun 6, 2024
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The first ESA instrument to land on the moon has detected the presence of negative ions on the lunar surface produced through interactions with the solar wind.
Space Exploration
Jun 6, 2024
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As Jon Regardie wrote last year in Los Angeles Magazine, "Metro's raison d'etre is to get hundreds of thousands of people each day across Southern California." But the COVID-19 pandemic sent the numbers of riders plummeting ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2024
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Heathrow Airport in the UK currently uses more energy than the entire west African country of Sierra Leone. Despite Africa accounting for less than 4% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, many of its countries face significant ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2024
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In May, powerful solar storms delivered stunning auroras to latitudes that rarely experience them. Light shows were seen as far south as Florida and Texas, while more northerly areas of the United States were treated to spectacular ...
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Jun 4, 2024
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With hundreds of millions of tons of plastic produced and used on a yearly basis, it's no surprise that people are looking for alternatives. Yet so-called "sustainable plastics" are not a silver bullet, warn researchers Sara ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2024
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A research team have developed a high-efficiency photocatalyst that converts carbon dioxide (CO2), a major contributor to climate change, into natural gas (methane, CH4). The team is led by Professor In Soo-il of the Department ...
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Over the last few months, Universe Today has explored a plethora of scientific fields, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, planetary geophysics, ...
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A European-Japanese climate research satellite designed to study Earth's temperature balance was launched into orbit from California on Tuesday.
Space Exploration
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