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Oct 3, 2024

NASA spacecraft has roamed billions of miles — but hasn’t reached the ‘edge’

Posted by in category: space travel

New Horizons mission continues to surprise scientists.

Oct 3, 2024

Texas A&M is the No. 1 public university for Fortune 500 CEOs: report

Posted by in category: futurism

There are more Aggies running Fortune 500 companies than any other university in the state, according to a new investment analyst report.

Oct 3, 2024

Auroras forecast over US as solar storm gets special fall boost

Posted by in category: futurism

A coronal mass ejection from the sun is expected to trigger a G3 geomagnetic storm, causing the northern lights.

Oct 3, 2024

Quantum Paradoxes Unraveled by New X-Ray Techniques

Posted by in category: quantum physics

An international team of physicists has devised a method to test alternatives to standard quantum theory, proposing a possible explanation for why quantum effects don’t appear in larger objects like cats.

Their findings explore why objects only display quantum properties at microscopic levels, involving sophisticated experiments with spontaneous radiation that could validate these new models.

Exploring Quantum Paradoxes

Oct 3, 2024

McDonald Observatory relocates to Austin — at 7% the size

Posted by in category: space

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new exhibit at the Texas Science and Natural History Museum is bringing the McDonald Observatory to the University of Texas campus.

The “Big Eye on Dark Skies” exhibit opened this week on the third floor of the museum, bringing with it a scale model of one of the world’s most powerful telescopes.

The Hobby-Eberly telescope is powered by a 10-meter wide mirror, capable of collecting light from 11 billion years ago. The mirror in the model, 7% the size of the real one, collects light from canned bulbs hanging from a darkened ceiling.

Oct 3, 2024

Edible transistor made from toothpaste

Posted by in categories: computing, food

Researchers have made an edible transistor out of a toothpaste ingredient, which could help with edible healthcare electronics.

Oct 3, 2024

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for the second certification flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket

Posted by in categories: security, space

marking a critical milestone in ULA’s path toward certifying the Vulcan Centaur for national security missions with the U.S. Space Force.

The Vulcan VC2S rocket is set to launch the Cert-2 mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, during a launch window on Friday, October 4, 2024, between 6:00 and 9:00 a.m. EDT.

This mission includes an inert payload and key technology demonstrations for the Centaur V upper stage.

Oct 3, 2024

How Big Data is Saving Earth from Asteroids: A Cosmic Shield

Posted by in categories: information science, robotics/AI, space

As technology advances, Big Data will play an increasingly important role in protecting Earth from asteroids. By harnessing the power of data analytics, AI, and machine learning, scientists can monitor and predict asteroid movements with greater accuracy than ever before. This enables us to develop early warning systems and potentially deflect asteroids before they can cause harm. Aspiring data scientists interested in contributing to such significant fields can gain the necessary skills by enrolling in a data science course in Chennai, where they can learn to utilize these advanced tools and techniques.

Oct 3, 2024

Forecasting Change: The Future of Winter Weather in the 21st Century

Posted by in categories: climatology, computing, sustainability

How will climate change alter winter weather in the future? This is what a recent study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the long-term effects of climate change on winter weather precipitation, or wetness. This study has the potential to help researchers, climate scientists, policymakers, and the public understand the long-term consequences of global climate change and the steps that can be taken to mitigate it.

For the study, the researchers used computer models to compare precipitation levels between 1985 and 2014 and compared these to model-predicted data spanning from 2070 to 2099 across seven subregions across the United States. In the end, the researchers estimate an increase between 2 to 5 percent of precipitation for every degree increase before the end of the century, noting this increase will hit the Northwest and Northeast regions of the United States the hardest.

“We found that, unlike summer and other seasons where projected changes in precipitation is highly uncertain, there will be a robust future intensification of winter precipitation,” said Dr. Akintomide Akinsanola, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago and lead author of the study. “It will accelerate well past what we have seen in historic data.”

Oct 3, 2024

Addressing Water Insecurity: A Call for Innovative Economic Strategies

Posted by in categories: climatology, economics

“This research underscores that successful water investments hinge not just on addressing immediate water needs, but also on strengthening the governmental and societal frameworks that facilitate private sector engagement,” said Dr. Pamela Green.


What steps can be taken to address global water shortages and security? This is what a recent study published in Global Environmental Change hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated the readiness levels of economies around the world and if private investments could help alleviate the concerns regarding water security and safety worldwide. This study holds the potential to help researchers, climate scientists, and the public understand the severity of global water security and what steps can be taken to mitigate those risks and concerns.

For the study, the researchers conducted a statistical analysis comparing at-risk regions across the globe to available fiscal resources that can be used to address and alleviate risks and concerns to water scarcity.

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