science – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:17:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Retrieval of Total Suspended Matter Concentration Based on the Iterative Analysis of Multiple Equations: A Case Study of a Lake Taihu Image from the First Sustainable Development Goals Science Satellite’s Multispectral Imager for Inshore https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/retrieval-of-total-suspended-matter-concentration-based-on-the-iterative-analysis-of-multiple-equations-a-case-study-of-a-lake-taihu-image-from-the-first-sustainable-development-goals-science-satelli https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/retrieval-of-total-suspended-matter-concentration-based-on-the-iterative-analysis-of-multiple-equations-a-case-study-of-a-lake-taihu-image-from-the-first-sustainable-development-goals-science-satelli#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:17:55 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/retrieval-of-total-suspended-matter-concentration-based-on-the-iterative-analysis-of-multiple-equations-a-case-study-of-a-lake-taihu-image-from-the-first-sustainable-development-goals-science-satelli

Inland waters consist of multiple concentrations of constituents, and solving the interference problem of chlorophyll-a and colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) can help to accurately invert total suspended matter concentration (Ctsm). In this study, according to the characteristics of the Multispectral Imager for Inshore (MII) equipped with the first Sustainable Development Goals Science Satellite (SDGSAT-1), an iterative inversion model was established based on the iterative analysis of multiple linear regression to estimate Ctsm. The Hydrolight radiative transfer model was used to simulate the radiative transfer process of Lake Taihu, and it analyzed the effect of three component concentrations on remote sensing reflectance.

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Reasoning about the physical world enables people to successfully interact with and manipulate their environment. In this Review, Hartshorne and Jing bridge findings from education, developmental psychology and cognitive science and discuss how best to reconcile these approaches going forward.

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OpenAI and nine national labs bring together leading scientists for first-of-its kind event.

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]]> https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/1000-scientist-ai-jam-session-advancing-science-with-the-u-s-national-labs/feed 0 LIVE NOW! Blue Ghost’s Historic Moon Landing: Science, Innovation & The Future of Space https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/live-now-blue-ghosts-historic-moon-landing-science-innovation-the-future-of-space https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/live-now-blue-ghosts-historic-moon-landing-science-innovation-the-future-of-space#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2025 11:03:24 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/live-now-blue-ghosts-historic-moon-landing-science-innovation-the-future-of-space

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander is set to make history as it targets a March 2 lunar landing near Mare Crisium, a vast plain on the Moon’s near side. Carrying NASA’s cutting-edge science and technology, this mission marks another crucial step in humanity’s return to the Moon under the Artemis program. As part of NASA’s CLPS initiative, Blue Ghost’s success will pave the way for future lunar and Martian exploration.

Mission Overview: Blue Ghost’s Lunar Delivery.
Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on January 15, Blue Ghost carries 10 NASA payloads designed to investigate the Moon’s environment and test new technologies for future missions. These experiments will provide critical data on lunar surface conditions, radiation levels, thermal properties, and advanced landing systems—all essential for upcoming crewed missions.

Live Landing Coverage & Key Moments.
The landing event, hosted by NASA and Firefly Aerospace, will be streamed live on NASA+ and Firefly’s YouTube channel starting at 2:20 a.m. EST on March 2, roughly 75 minutes before touchdown. The stream will cover the final descent, landing confirmation, and initial mission updates. A post-landing press conference will follow, where experts will discuss the mission’s success and upcoming science operations on the lunar surface.

Why This Mission Matters.

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]]> https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/live-now-blue-ghosts-historic-moon-landing-science-innovation-the-future-of-space/feed 0 From automation to analysis, AI-driven innovations are making synchrotron science faster, smarter, more efficient https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/from-automation-to-analysis-ai-driven-innovations-are-making-synchrotron-science-faster-smarter-more-efficient https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/from-automation-to-analysis-ai-driven-innovations-are-making-synchrotron-science-faster-smarter-more-efficient#respond Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:15:04 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/03/from-automation-to-analysis-ai-driven-innovations-are-making-synchrotron-science-faster-smarter-more-efficient

The National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory—is among the world’s most advanced synchrotron light sources, enabling and supporting science across various disciplines. Advances in automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) are transforming how research is done at NSLS-II, streamlining workflows, enhancing productivity, and alleviating workloads for both users and staff.

As synchrotron facilities rapidly advance—providing brighter beams, automation, and robotics to accelerate experiments and discovery—the quantity, quality, and speed of data generated during an experiment continues to increase. Visualizing, analyzing, and sorting these large volumes of data can require an impractical, if not impossible, amount of time and attention.

Presenting scientists with is as important as preparing samples for beam time, optimizing the experiment, performing error detection, and remedying anything that may go awry during a measurement.

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2024 YR4 is no longer a danger for Earth, and a (small) chance of a lunar impact could provide great science data.

“We are all rooting for the Moon!” Richard Binzel (MIT) is referring to the asteroid 2024 YR4, which for a few weeks had remained at the second-highest-rated probability of potential Earth impact of any asteroid discovered. Now, although its impact probability has fallen to virtually zero for Earth, it still has a slight chance of impacting the Moon on December 22, 2032.

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When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like you’re living on a flat plane. After all, this is why you can navigate a new city using a map: a flat piece of paper that represents all the places around you.

This is likely why some people in the past believed the Earth to be flat. But most people now know that is far from the truth.

You live on the surface of a giant sphere, like a beach ball the size of the Earth with a few bumps added. The surface of the sphere and the plane are two possible 2D spaces, meaning you can walk in two directions: north and south or east and west.

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]]> https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/02/science-of-knots-could-help-us-imagine-our-universes-weird-shape/feed 0 The Guardians of Science in Sci-Fi Movies https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/02/the-guardians-of-science-in-sci-fi-movies https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/02/the-guardians-of-science-in-sci-fi-movies#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 23:15:44 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/02/the-guardians-of-science-in-sci-fi-movies

Two researchers share their Hollywood consulting experiences of keeping science straight on the big screen.

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Science and philosophy are they so different? Science ùsed to called natural philosophy.

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Feb. 22, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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