Новости за 22.08.2024

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
Researchers using the Solar Occultation in the Infrared (SOIR) instrument aboard the European Space Agency's Venus Express probe have observed a significant and unexpected increase in the deuterium to hydrogen ratio (HDO/H2O) in Venus' mesosphere. This discovery adds a new layer of complexity to our understanding of Venus' water history, raising questions about whether the planet may have once h

Washington DC (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
A new analysis of archival data reveals shocked gas in the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young star TW Hydrae. This discovery hints at the presence of a 4-Earth-mass planet and gives researchers a rare opportunity to study the earliest stages of planet formation. Baby planets form in disks surrounding young stars, but the details of this process remain unclear - especially because th

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Geoscientists from the University of Cologne have led an international research team in pinpointing the origins of the asteroid responsible for the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago. By examining samples from the boundary layer between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods-a time that marked Earth's last major mass extinction-the researchers identified the

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
NASA has granted $1.25 million to three U.S. teams during the final round of the Deep Space Food Challenge, recognizing their pioneering technologies designed to produce safe, nutritious, and flavorful food for long-term space missions. These innovative food production systems aim to support the sustainability of food supplies for future space exploration, including NASA's Artemis missions

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
In the future, teams of smaller satellites, referred to by scientists as a "swarm," may collaborate to offer enhanced accuracy, agility, and autonomy, replacing large, costly individual space satellites. Researchers at Stanford University's Space Rendezvous Lab are at the forefront of this development, having recently completed the inaugural in-orbit test of a prototype system that navigates a s

Washington (AFP) Aug 20, 2024
Four members of a SpaceX mission that will carry out the first ever private spacewalk arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of their takeoff next week. The five-day expedition, named Polaris Dawn, will be led by US billionaire Jared Isaacman, who already chartered the first all-civilian orbital spaceflight in 2021, called Inspiration4. "It's been two and a half years since we announced the

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 20, 2024
SpaceX debuted a new Falcon 9 first stage booster as it launched a batch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday morning. The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex in Florida at about 9:20 a.m. EDT, near the end of the launch window, as weather conditions improved. The rocket was carrying 22 Starlink satellites. Lifting off with a new first stage, the Falcon

Miami FL (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Curiosity didn't kill the cat in this case. Instead, NASA's 1-ton rover, which for the past 12 years has been searching for the building blocks of life on Mars, discovered something never before detected on the red planet: pure sulfur. And it all happened by chance. While exploring Gediz Vallis, a channel that winds down part of the 3-mile-tall Mount Sharp in the center of the Gale Crater,

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
For years, scientists have modeled planets based on Earth's structure-an iron core, a silicate mantle, and surface water. This model has often been applied to exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. However, "it is only in recent years that we have begun to realize that planets are more complex than we had thought," explains Caroline Dorn, Professor for Exoplanets at ETH Zurich. E

Paris, France (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) has achieved a significant milestone by completing the world's first lunar-Earth flyby. This maneuver utilized Earth's gravity to set Juice on a course toward Venus, facilitating its journey to Jupiter by navigating through the inner Solar System. The spacecraft made its closest approach to the Moon at 23:15 CEST (21:15 UTC) on August 19, followed b

Tommy Vietor and his "Pod Save America" co-hosts were among the first to call on President Biden to end his reelection campaign after Biden's debate against former President Donald Trump earlier this summer. Vietor, a former Obama spokesman, joined CBS News to discuss the DNC, Kamala Harris' campaign and Biden's decision to drop out of the race.

The need for a proactive approach to effectively manage new and emerging pest threats is the driver behind amendments being proposed by Bay of Plenty Regional Council to the Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP).

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First reported by TechCrunch, a mobile security researcher found that you can crash the iPhone’s interface by typing four characters in the search field.

Just swipe over to the App Library and type “”:: into the search field (that’s two double quotation marks and two colons). The iPhone interface will reset. Further testers have clarified that you need only type the first three characters, and then the fourth character can be anything.

This is sort of a “soft crash” as it were. Читать дальше...

Liverpool are reportedly showing strong interest in Swedish midfielder Daniel Svensson, who currently plays for Danish club Nordsjælland. According to Football Transfers, the Reds are ‘closely following’ the 22-year-old and have been impressed by his physicality and versatility. Svensson, primarily a central midfielder, is known for his ability to play across various positions. He can […]

Overnight on Aug. 20-21, the full 'Sturgeon Supermoon' briefly occulted, or passed in front of, Saturn, snuffing the ringed planet's light from the sky. An epic new astrophotography image captures the entire spectacle from start to finish.

Detroit City FC finishes its three-match road trip this Wednesday evening against Tampa Bay Rowdies.

AS the global economic landscape continues to evolve, the BRICS Alliance has witnessed a surge in interest from developing countries, Zimbabwe included, seeking to diversify their economic partnerships and reduce reliance on the United States dollar.

While the stakes for Canada may be high in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, only one Canadian federal party leader has actually attended either the Republican or Democratic national conventions.

Senators from New York are calling on President Biden to declare a disaster emergency for Suffolk County after homes were damaged and roads washed away by flooding from storms over the weekend.

In 2016, Justin Bieber announced he was done taking pictures with fans in public. He said, "I don't owe anybody a picture. and people who say 'but I bought ur album' know that you got my album and you got what you paid for AN ALBUM! It doesn't say in fine print whenever you see me you also get a photo."

PARIS: Filip Ugrinic’s late penalty gave Young Boys a 3-2 first-leg win over Galatasaray in the Champions League play-off round on Wednesday.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama has given one of Kalen DeBoer's key behind-the-scenes staffers, general manager Courtney Morgan, a three-year contract worth nearly $2.5 million – a notable investment by one of the top football programs in the country at a time when colleges teams are increasingly operating like professional franchises.

Longtime Warrior Al Attles had the longest continuous employment by a team in NBA history. | Photo by Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

Attles worked for the Warriors for 62 straight years as a player, coach, general manager and executive before he passed away Tuesday

The FBI is investigating after a report that unknown saboteurs put insects into a hotel breakfast prepared for delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

LEADERS of the Patriotic Churches in Zimbabwe have described Zimbabwe’s Chairmanship of SADC as divinely inspired and a national blessing that has come at an opportune moment.