After years of preparation, a team of Georgia Tech researchers and students will watch their small satellite leave Earth and begin its mission to the moon. SpaceX will launch Lunar Flashlight on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Georgia Tech team will then pivot to its role as mission control. Fourteen operators, including six undergraduate…
Green Leafy Vegetables Reduces Risk of Fractures Later in Life
A large-scale study has found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin K1, found in green leafy vegetables, have up to a 31 percent reduced risk of fractures and are 50 percent less likely to be hospitalised. The researchers at Edith Cowan University’s Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute examined 1,400 older Australian…
Cost Effective Planet X-ray Developed: Deep Planetary Scan Examines Martian Core
Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new and cost-effective deep scanning technique that can provide a window into the interior of the planets in Earth’s solar system. The new approach uses only one on-planet instrument and has provided ANU seismologists with a scan of the Red Planet’s interior, including its core. Dynamo theory suggests that…
Biden Interior Proposal Targets Methane Flaring on Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Nov. 28 proposed a new methane venting and flaring rule for federal and tribal lands, drawing opposition from Republicans who say last year’s infrastructure law would let the Biden administration reduce the waste of natural gas by other means. BLM, which falls under the U.S. Department of the…
Over 60 Percent of UK Wants Referendum on Net Zero Carbon Policy: Poll
A poll has found a desire for a referendum on net zero is popular among the public, with one political party calling for carbon policies to be taken to the ballet box amid “growing dissatisfaction” with current and future policies. According to a commissioned YouGov poll, excluding “don’t knows,” 62 percent want a referendum on…
Volkswagen Says EV Battery Plants ‘Practically Unviable’ in EU Due to Soaring Energy Costs
Volkswagen’s CEO wrote that electric vehicle battery plants in the European Union are “practically unviable” at this moment due to soaring energy costs. Further investment in key industrial projects such as battery cell plants in Germany and the EU are becoming more unfeasible due to policymakers inability to control skyrocketing long-term energy prices, according to…
Protein May Help Women Keep Their Weight Down
A new study has found that extra protein in one’s diet is sufficient to reduce weight gain, a change many women around menopause experience due to declining estrogen levels and lifestyle factors. Researchers at the University of Sydney previously found that women are more susceptible to gaining weight because of hormonally-induced protein breakdown, increasing the…
LIVE 5 PM ET: NASA Holds Artemis I Mission Status Briefing
NASA officials hold an Artemis I mission status briefing to discuss Orion’s flight at the mid-point of the mission. Expected participants include: Bill Nelson, NASA administrator; Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager; Rick LaBrode, flight director; and Howard Hu, Orion program manager. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…
LIVE NOW: NASA Holds Artemis I Mission Status Briefing
NASA officials hold an Artemis I mission status briefing to discuss Orion’s flight at the mid-point of the mission. Expected participants include: Bill Nelson, NASA administrator; Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager; Rick LaBrode, flight director; and Howard Hu, Orion program manager. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…
NASA Holds Artemis I Mission Status Briefing
NASA officials hold an Artemis I mission status briefing to discuss Orion’s flight at the mid-point of the mission. Expected participants include: Bill Nelson, NASA administrator; Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager; Rick LaBrode, flight director; and Howard Hu, Orion program manager. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…
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