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SpaceX is gearing up for its latest launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday morning. The company is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 8:44 a.m. The rocket will reportedly deliver 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. A few minutes after takeoff, officials say the rocket’s first stage will land …

Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes. Sea ice is shrinking rapidly, the floating glaciers known as ice shelves are melting faster, the ice sheets carpeting the continent are approaching tipping points and vital ocean currents show signs of slowing …

The Consciousness Issue: The Mystery of Being You – Big Think Skip to content Scientists are rethinking how we perceive ourselves — and the world. Introducing Big Think’s Consciousness Issue. Stephen Johnson is the Managing Editor of Big Think. Formerly a long-time contributor to Big Think, he is a St. Louis-based writer and editor whose work has been …

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Scientists have been left baffled after a mysterious ‘alien helmet’ was spotted on the surface of Mars. The object was spotted by NASA’s Perseverance rover through its Mastcam-Z. A pointed peak with a pitted, nodular texture would make people think of armor worn here on Earth in a bygone era. But does this prove that Martians are really living on …

In August 2023, downed power lines on Maui, Hawaii, sparked a wildfire that quickly exploded into multiple, fast-moving blazes fanned by high winds. Over several days, the fires reduced much of the town of Lāhainā to ashes, displacing thousands and killing more than 100 people. New research published Thursday, August 22, in the journal Frontiers in Climate suggests this disaster …

The latest mission of the U.S. Space Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane is underway. The robotic X-37B lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida tonight (Aug. 21) at 11:50 p.m. EDT (0350 GMT on Aug. 22). The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth as planned 8.5 minutes later, touching down …

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STING induces ZBP1-mediated necroptosis independently of TNFR1 and FADD  Nature Source link

Why the Next Solar Superstorm Could Hit Satellites Even Harder  SciTechDaily Climate pollution is making GPS and communications satellites even more vulnerable to solar storms  CNN Climate Change Increasing Satellite Vulnerability to Solar Storms  eu-policies.com Satellites face new challenges from solar storms  Astronomy Magazine RAW: STUDY: CLIMATE POLLUTION TO HAMPER SAT COMMS  KXLY.com Source link