Returning crew and a vital supply launch distract managers from chocolate eggs The US Space Agency has a busy few days ahead as a trio of International Space Station (ISS) residents prepare to return to Earth this weekend, and a critical SpaceX Dragon freighter is readied for launch on Monday.… Returning crew and a vital…
A pilot project will test whether it is a useful way of fighting climate change. A pilot project will test whether it is a useful way of fighting climate change. BBC News
Water filters made from untreated wood can remove more than 99 per cent of particles, taking out many harmful bacteria and microplastics Water filters made from untreated wood can remove more than 99 per cent of particles, taking out many harmful bacteria and microplastics New Scientist – Home
A network of Earth’s best clocks will be synchronised with the most accurate one ever sent into space. But the device has a short shelf life: it will burn up in the atmosphere at the end of the decade as the ISS deorbits A network of Earth’s best clocks will be synchronised with the most…
Microbial communities feeding on geothermal methane seeps beneath the Antarctic ice sheet could resemble life-supporting environments on frozen worlds in our solar system and beyond Microbial communities feeding on geothermal methane seeps beneath the Antarctic ice sheet could resemble life-supporting environments on frozen worlds in our solar system and beyond New Scientist – Home
The “skyglow” produced when light from cities bounces off clouds can help cyanobacteria and other aquatic microbes grow at night The “skyglow” produced when light from cities bounces off clouds can help cyanobacteria and other aquatic microbes grow at night New Scientist – Home
A quantum sensor using Earth’s magnetic fields outperformed standard GPS backups in test flights. This technology could help commercial aircraft stay on course amid a rise in GPS jamming and spoofing attacks A quantum sensor using Earth’s magnetic fields outperformed standard GPS backups in test flights. This technology could help commercial aircraft stay on course…
Whenever there’s even a slight chance that an exoplanet shows signs of biological activity, people understandably get excited – but it’s never been aliens, and we shouldn’t jump to conclusions, not this time or the next, says Chris Lintott Whenever there’s even a slight chance that an exoplanet shows signs of biological activity, people understandably…
A device has enabled people to see a new a shade of blue-green, which they say is more intense than any experienced before A device has enabled people to see a new a shade of blue-green, which they say is more intense than any experienced before New Scientist – Home
A capsule with Don Pettit and his two Russian crewmates lands in Kazakhstan after a space station mission. A capsule with Don Pettit and his two Russian crewmates lands in Kazakhstan after a space station mission. BBC News
