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Humans Are Changing Earth Deep Below Us As Well As At The Surface 2024-04-30
IFL Science

The changes that our species is making to the planet are deeper than initially thought. Not only are the impacts of human activity changing the surface and climate of the Earth, but new research suggests that we have also changed the deep subsurface, a zone located hundreds of meters to several...

photo: European Community / Lukasz Kobus

NASA Prepares for SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Relocation on Space Station May 2 2024-04-30
Space Coast Daily

will make way for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft to a different docking port on Thursday, May 2, to make way for Boeing’s...

photo: NASA

NASA scientists gear up for solar storms at Mars 2024-04-29
Phys Dot Org

In the months ahead, two of NASA's Mars spacecraft will have an unprecedented opportunity to study how solar flares—giant explosions on the sun's surface—could affect robots and future astronauts on the Red Planet. That's because the sun is entering a period of peak activity called solar maximum,...

photo: NASA/GFSC/SDO

PHOTO OF DAY: NASA Hubble Space Telescope Spots a Magnificent Barred Galaxy 2024-04-29
Space Coast Daily

the galaxy is 65 million light-years from Earth The magnificent central bar of NGC 2217 shines bright in the constellation of Canis Major, in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. (NASA image)...

photo: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)

NASA Deploys New Solar Sail Technology As 80-Square-Meter Sail Unfurls In Space 2024-04-26
IFL Science

Propulsion is always a big deal when it comes to space missions. Every gram counts when going up into space, so the more energy-dense your fuel is the better. You also usually can’t refuel once you are out there. An alternative solution, which doesn’t have this problem, is using a solar sail. By...

photo: NASA

If You Use Your Web Browser's Incognito Mode We've Got Bad News 2024-04-26
IFL Science

We’ve got bad news for all those who use their web browser’s private browsing mode – such as Chrome’s Incognito Mode – in order to covertly Google their poop-related medical questions, search for other jobs while at work, or, as is most likely the case – look at porn. Firstly, none of the private...

photo: Creative Commons

Sols 4166-4167: A Garden Full of Rocks 2024-04-25
NASA

Earth planning date: Wednesday April 24, 2024 Here on Earth (in Toronto, specifically), it’s a very typical April which can’t quite make up its mind about whether or not it wants to be spring. On Mars (in Gale Crater), we’re well into spring, and Curiosity is enjoying the (relatively) warmer...

photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech

CloudSat satellite completes 17-year weather research mission 2024-04-24
SpaceDaily

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2024 The CloudSat satellite, developed...

photo: NASA/JPL

Hubble celebrates 34th anniversary with a look at the little dumbbell nebula 2024-04-23
Phys Dot Org

In celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of NASA's legendary Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651) located 3,400 light-years away in the northern circumpolar constellation Perseus. The...

photo: NASA, ESA, STScI

Bacteria On The ISS Have Mutated Into Something Not Seen On Earth Before 2024-04-23
IFL Science

Movies and TV shows give the impression of space stations as aseptic and squeaky-clean environments. But wherever there are humans, there are all the bacteria that we bring with us. Bacteria have found niches in the International Space Station (ISS) and since they can evolve pretty quickly, a...

photo: NASA