In this image taken from NASA video, NASA astronauts Kate Rubins, top, and Victor Glover work outside the International Space Station Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year. (NASA via AP) Spacewalking astronauts … [Read more...] about Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings
Flood-prone Miami to spend billions tackling sea level rise
The Arkup luxury floating villa docked at Star Island in Miami Beach, Florida, on February 5, 2021. It costs $5.5 million and fits in with the rising sea levels that are threatening Florida The US city of Miami is to invest billions of dollars to tackle its vulnerability to rising sea levels, a reality that already affects the daily lives of residents used to … [Read more...] about Flood-prone Miami to spend billions tackling sea level rise
When using pyrite to understand Earth’s ocean and atmosphere: Think local, not global
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The ocean floor is vast and varied, making up more than 70% of the Earth's surface. Scientists have long used information from sediments at the bottom of the ocean—layers of rock and microbial muck—to reconstruct the conditions in oceans of the past. … [Read more...] about When using pyrite to understand Earth’s ocean and atmosphere: Think local, not global
Giant iceberg breaks off near UK Antarctic base
A vast iceberg almost the size of Greater London has broken away from the Antarctic ice shelf near a British research station, the British Antarctic Survey said Friday. The research body said the iceberg measuring 1,270 square kilometres (490 square miles) had broken off from the … [Read more...] about Giant iceberg breaks off near UK Antarctic base
The GRANTECAN discovers the largest cluster of galaxies known in the early universe
The studied galaxy cluster in formation, 12.5 billion light years from us. The circles indicate the new members discovered with the GTC, 4 of them are shown in detail. Credit: NASA/ESA/GOODS-N+3DHST+CANDELS Team/Daniel López/IAC A study, led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and carried out with OSIRIS, an instrument on the Gran … [Read more...] about The GRANTECAN discovers the largest cluster of galaxies known in the early universe
