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SpaceX completes Starship test in preparation for orbital launch attempt Missed-news
SpaceX announced Monday that it has completed a major test of its latest Starship prototype, as the company prepares for the mighty rocket’s first orbital launch. Starship Prototype 24, stacked on Super Heavy Booster Prototype 7, was fueled at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas in a test known as a “wet dress rehearsal.” While the […]
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Has California avoided another devastating wave of COVID in the winter? Missed-news
In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the winter holidays were marred by a pair of devastating waves that hit California, sending the number of cases skyrocketing, sending residents to the hospital in droves and Ultimately, it left thousands dead. But the third winter seems to have escaped that same fate. A spike […]
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Ukraine war moves ‘doomsday clock’ to 90 seconds to midnight Missed-news
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the specter of the use of nuclear weapons, Earth has crept closer to Armageddon, a science-oriented advocacy group has said, moving its famous “Doomsday Clock” forward just 90 seconds before midnight. “We are really closer to that doomsday,” former Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia said Tuesday in […]
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The James Webb telescope detected the coldest ice in the known universe, and it contained the building blocks of life. Missed-news
scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have observed and measured the coldest ice in the deepest reaches of an interstellar molecular cloud to date. The frozen molecules measured minus 440 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 263 degrees Celsius), according to new research published Jan. 23 in the journal nature astronomy (opens in a new tab). […]
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Rare Antarctic meteorite is one of the largest ever found Missed-news
Antarctica is the perfect place to go on a meteorite hunt, as space rocks stand out in the vast ice fields, and researchers have found a new crop. Space 24 January 2023 for Alex Wilkins The meteorite likely originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Maria Valdes Researchers in Antarctica have recovered a […]
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How our cells strategize to stay alive Missed-news
EITHEROur cells, each made up of 100 trillion atoms made of particles from the Big Bang, they are full of all sorts of structures. These include organelles, little factories like energy-producing mitochondria, and tiny molecular machines like ATP synthase, whose rotor and shaft spin at up to 300rpm to produce ATP, the molecules that transmit […]
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Wastewater recycling fights drought in California wine country Missed-news
This story is part of Cities+Solutions Series, which chronicles amazing and inspiring climate initiatives in communities across the US through stories of cities leading the way. For early access to the rest of the series, sign up for the Looking Ahead climate solutions newsletter. Standing in the shade of a grenade-covered tree late last year, […]
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Fukushima: the court confirms the acquittal of three Tepco executives for the disaster | fukushima Missed-news
Three former executives of the company that operates the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have had their not-guilty verdicts upheld by a court in Japan, dealing a blow to activists demanding the company take legal responsibility for the disaster in March 2011. The Tokyo high court on Wednesday acquitted Tsunehisa Katsumata, the former president of […]
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Willow 3.0 breast pump now has an Apple Watch app Missed-news
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the Willow 3.0 Bra Breast Pump is designed to help nursing parents get on with their lives while pumping, and its latest new feature adds an extra level of convenience: a companion app for the Apple Watch. The app allows you to switch modes, control the suction, and track your sessions without having to fiddle […]
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Rising costs hit Cambridgeshire chip shops and potato farms Missed-Missed-Missed-news
From farm to table, the cost of fish and chips has risen Chip shops and local farms that supply potatoes said rising costs were hurting their business. Potato growers in Cambridgeshire said higher prices for fuel, fertilizer and seed were hurting their profits and they would plant fewer crops. Mark Petrou, who runs a chip […]
