Новости за 01.05.2019

Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 01, 2019
Hydrogen will play a key role in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. It can be sustainably produced by using solar energy to split water molecules. The resulting clean energy can be stored, used to fuel cars or converted into electricity on demand. But making it reliably on a large scale and at an affordable cost is a challenge for researchers. Efficient solar hydrogen production requires r

Tempe AZ (SPX) May 01, 2019
As the world struggles to meet the increasing demand for energy, coupled with the rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere from deforestation and the use of fossil fuels, photosynthesis in nature simply cannot keep up with the carbon cycle. But what if we could help the natural carbon cycle by learning from photosynthesis to generate our own sources of energy that didn't generate CO2? Artificial p

Albany NY (SPX) May 01, 2019
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the third annual solicitation for large-scale renewable energy projects under the state's Clean Energy Standard. The solicitation is expected to support approximately 1.5 million megawatt-hours of renewable electricity per year, enough to power over 200,000 homes, and will accelerate New York's transition to a clean energy economy. The solicitation is also

Irvine, CA (SPX) May 01, 2019
Hokto Kinoko, a grower and producer of mushroom superfoods in California, utilizes a Revel Energy commercial solar installation to reduce energy costs by approximately 60%. One of many California businesses lowering energy costs and raising net income. Researchers at Hokto Kinoko believe mushrooms are the ultimate super food, packed with health benefits yet to be fully realized by the Amer

The proposed laws come after a sweep of farm invasions that took place across the country last month.

Many of the world’s most iconic river systems – the Mekong, Indus, Yangtze – are fed by glaciers that both

Paris (ESA) May 01, 2019
Data from ESA's Integral high-energy observatory have helped shed light on the workings of a mysterious black hole found spitting out 'bullets' of plasma while rotating through space. The black hole is part of a binary system known as V404 Cygni and is sucking in material from a companion star. It is located in our Milky Way, some 8000 light-years away from Earth, and was first identified

London, UK (SPX) Apr 30, 2019
A 'deep learning' approach to detecting storms on Saturn is set to transform our understanding of planetary atmospheres, according to UCL and University of Arizona researchers. The new technique, called PlanetNet, identifies and maps the components and features in turbulent regions of Saturn's atmosphere, giving insights into the processes that drive them. A study, published in Natur

Perth, Australia (SPX) Apr 30, 2019
Astronomers have discovered rapidly swinging jets coming from a black hole almost 8000 light-years from Earth. Published in the journal Nature, the research shows jets from V404 Cygni's black hole behaving in a way never seen before on such short timescales. The jets appear to be rapidly rotating with high-speed clouds of plasma--potentially just minutes apart--shooting out of the bl

Tucson AZ (SPX) May 01, 2019
Rain, seas and a surface of eroding organic material can be found both on Earth and on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. However, on Titan it is methane, not water, that fills the lakes with slushy raindrops. While trying to find the source of Titan's methane, University of Arizona researcher Caitlin Griffith and her team discovered something unexoldpected - a long ice feature that wraps nearl

Toronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 30, 2019
The study of a tiny grain of stardust - older than our solar system - is shining new light on how planetary systems are formed. The microbe-sized extraterrestrial particle, which originated from a nova explosion more than 4.5 billion years ago, was discovered inside a meteorite collected in Antarctica by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Alongside planetary sc

Tucson AZ (SPX) May 01, 2019
A "deep learning" approach to detecting storms on Saturn is set to transform our understanding of planetary atmospheres, according to University College London and University of Arizona researchers. The new technique, called PlanetNet, identifies and maps the components and features in turbulent regions of Saturn's atmosphere, giving insights into the processes that drive them. A stu

College Park MD (SPX) Apr 30, 2019
On April 13, 2029, a speck of light will streak across the sky, getting brighter and faster. At one point it will travel more than the width of the full Moon within a minute and it will get as bright as the stars in the Little Dipper. But it won't be a satellite or an airplane - it will be a 1,100-foot-wide (340-meter-wide) near-Earth asteroid called 99942 Apophis that will cruise harmlessly by

Washington (UPI) Apr 29, 2019
The ongoing Gaia survey has turned up a trio of new asteroids in the solar system. The Gaia mission is an effort by astronomers to compile the largest and most precise 3D space catalog in history. Most of the space telescope's targets are faraway stars, but the observatory can also pick up objects closer to Earth, including asteroids. The majority of the asteroids spotted by Gaia

Beijing (XNA) Apr 30, 2019
The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the fifth lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extreme cold night. The lander woke up at 7:40 a.m. Monday, and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), awoke at 1:45 p.m. Sunday. Both are in normal working condition, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National

New Haven CT (SPX) Apr 30, 2019
For more than a century, scientists have squabbled over how the Earth's moon formed. But researchers at Yale and in Japan say they may have the answer. Many theorists believe a Mars-sized object slammed into the early Earth, and material dislodged from that collision formed the basis of the moon. When this idea was tested in computer simulations, it turned out that the moon would be made p

London, UK (SPX) May 01, 2019
The flash from the impact of the meteorite on the eclipsed Moon, seen as the dot at top left (indicated by the arrow in the second image), as recorded by two of the telescopes operating in the framework of the MIDAS Survey from Sevilla (Spain) on 2019 January 21. Credit: J. M. Madiedo / MIDAS Observers watching January's total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a

Houston TX (SPX) May 01, 2019
NASA A has requested SpaceX move off from May 1 for the launch of the company's 17th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. On April 29, the space station team identified an issue with one of the station's Main Bus Switching Units that distributes power to two of the eight power channels on the station. There are no immediate concerns for the crew or the station. T

Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 30, 2019
Astronauts on the International Space Station are working to restore full power after a partial failure in the orbiting laboratory's electrical system Monday morning that imposed no danger to the crew, NASA said in a press release. "Monday morning, teams identified an issue with the International Space Station's electrical power system and are working to identify the root cause and restore

PRINCESS Charlotte bears a striking resemblance to her great-grandmother, the Queen.

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — A 15-year-old New Mexico boy is recovering from gunshot wounds after police say a 17-year-old boy shot at his car in retaliation for a banana being thrown.

In every county in the U.S., some aren't always sure where their next meal will come from.

Adrian Sampson finally had his reliever stuff as a starter. Sampson, who made his third start Tuesday night, kept the Pittsburgh Pirates baffled for most of 5 1/3 innings as … Click to Continue »

Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama's production house will bring out an adaptation of Michael Lewis' "The Fifth Risk", which is around the administration of the Donald Trump presidency.

Champions League: Ajax Amsterdam outclass Tottenham 1-0 in semi-final 1st leg