Tag: Science

NASA’s New Space Telescope ‘Hunky-Dory’ After Problems Fixed

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s new space telescope is on the verge of completing the riskiest part of its mission—unfolding and tightening a huge sunshade—after ground controllers fixed a pair of problems, officials said Monday. The tennis court-size sunshield on the James Webb Space Telescope is now fully open and in the process of being stretched tight….


Awesome Science (Episodes 12): Explore Arches National Park & Natural Bridges National Monument Part1

Noah Justice travels to Arches National Park and Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah where explores how catastrophic erosion has produced these incredible rock structures. At Arches he’ll see how sediments were laid down quickly, then were eroded by water catastrophically, leaving behind these arches. He’ll show how the simple rate of erosion should have…


Europe Proposes Green Certificate for Nuclear and Gas Energy

The European Union has drafted a proposal that allows consideration for natural gas and nuclear energy to be included within the scope of “green” investments as countries and environmentalists battle over the complicated classification system. Later this month, the European Commission is expected to suggest recommendations on the environmental criteria needed in order to classify…


EU Proposes Green Certificate for Nuclear and Gas Energy

The European Union has drafted a proposal that allows consideration for natural gas and nuclear energy to be included within the scope of “green” investments as countries and environmentalists battle over the complicated classification system. Later this month, the European Commission is expected to suggest recommendations on the environmental criteria needed in order to classify…


Biden Extends Support for International Space Station Through 2030

The administration of President Joe Biden has committed to extending the International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Friday. Nelson said that the Biden administration had committed to working with international partners, including Russia, to continue research being conducted in the orbiting laboratory through the rest of this decade….


Biden Extends US Support for International Space Station Through 2030

The administration of President Joe Biden has committed to extending the International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Friday. Nelson said that the Biden administration had committed to working with international partners, including Russia, to continue research being conducted in the orbiting laboratory through the rest of this decade….


Researchers Find Fossilized Egg Containing Remains of World’s Most Complete Baby Dinosaur Embryo

A fossilized egg has been found to contain the remains of the world’s most complete baby dinosaur just before hatching. The exquisitely preserved embryo was “lying like a bird” in a distinctive tucking posture. It died about 70 million years ago—and was about to hatch. The head is below the body, with the feet on…


What’s Up? The Cosmic Space Missions Expected in 2022

“2021 turned out to be a big newsy year in space, no doubt about it, but 2022 is going to continue that momentum and maybe even amp it up a little bit,” says AP’s Cape Cansveral correspondent Marcia Dunn. “There’s lots going on with more people on the verge of launching into space, both for…


The Heavens Declare (Episode 11): Our Wonderful Moon Part2

This episode of The Heavens Declare explores the wonderful moon God created on the Fourth Day of Creation. Experts share about the origin and purpose of the moon, space flight, craters, maria, the magnetic field, and evidence for the moon being a few thousand years old. We continue to explore the incredible science and history…


Iran Claims It Launched Rocket Into Space Amid Talks to Revive 2015 Nuclear Deal

The Iranian regime announced it has launched a rocket into space carrying three research devices, the country’s state television reported on Thursday. Ahmad Hosseini, an Iranian defense ministry spokesman, said the satellite-bearing rocket named Simorgh, or “Phoenix,” had launched the three cargoes at an altitude of 292 miles (470 km) and at a speed of 7,350…