Local solutions against the risks associated with sea level rise remain to be found. Several neighborhoods in New York are sinking into the ground between one and two millimeters per year A problem in parts of the city like lower Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn built at sea level In the question: the weight of the … Continue reading New York is sinking…because of its skyscrapers
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Earth’s climate could be unrecognizable in 2100
Climate change risks altering the nature of climatic zones, transforming them radically. According to new projections, almost half of the planet's climate zones are likely to be in a different climate than today, in 2100. The planet's climate is already changing. It is a warming of temperatures and, more generally, a climate change. It is still possible to take action … Continue reading Earth’s climate could be unrecognizable in 2100
Even dying, Zhurong found recent traces of water on Mars
Despite its increasingly likely death, the Chinese rover Zhurong still surprises. A new study indicates that he may have discovered traces of liquid water on the surface of Mars. A phenomenon that could have taken place relatively recently. Zhurong may be on the verge of death, but the Chinese rover which began its exploration of the surface … Continue reading Even dying, Zhurong found recent traces of water on Mars
Astronomy: First image of a black hole and the jet that forms there
Supermassive black holes in galaxies often eject powerful jets. Now, for the first time, the place of origin has been recorded. The black hole shadow and the jet (Image: R-S Lu (SHAO), E Ros (MPIfR), S Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF)) For the first time, astronomers have succeeded in imaging the shadow of a black hole and the jet … Continue reading Astronomy: First image of a black hole and the jet that forms there
The radio of the ISS was cut off by that of an Argentinian taxi
During a spacewalk around the ISS, two cosmonauts heard an Argentinian taxi driver, the fault of their radio. On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, two Russian cosmonauts carried out an exit outside the space station. Broadcast live, the latter suffered a small technical hiccup. As the International Space Station (ISS) flew over Argentina, the voice of a taxi … Continue reading The radio of the ISS was cut off by that of an Argentinian taxi
This danger of the Artemis mission would have found its solution… thanks to a Barbie
The dangers of moon dust on suits and equipment could be solved by spraying them with liquid nitrogen. Regolith lunar dust is a real threat to future lunar missions as it can damage suits and equipment – as well as being toxic to astronauts Researchers show in a scientific paper that it is possible to … Continue reading This danger of the Artemis mission would have found its solution… thanks to a Barbie
Einstein’s theories have not aged a bit, the proof
Apparently, the genius of Albert Einstein,, had indeed nothing relative. A recent discovery on dark matter seems to confirm once again Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity A fascinating article published in Nature Astronomy explains how scientists have finally managed to map it. However, this mysterious matter which makes up 85% of the mass of … Continue reading Einstein’s theories have not aged a bit, the proof
US UFO boss: Unknown interstellar objects could be an alien mothership
The head of the Pentagon Research Bureau for Unidentified Air Phenomena believes it is possible that extraterrestrial motherships and probes are visiting Earth. The thesis put forward by US astrophysicist Avi Loeb in 2021 that the first interstellar comet ʻOumuamua ("Scout") discovered in 2017 was not of natural origin receives official support. The head of the Pentagon Research … Continue reading US UFO boss: Unknown interstellar objects could be an alien mothership
SpaceX’s other most powerful rocket will also take off soon
SpaceX won't just launch its Starship rocket in April. The company will also launch its other most powerful rocket: the Falcon Heavy. The flight is scheduled for the next day. It's Spectacular Mission Week at SpaceX. Monday, April 17 is orbital flight day for the Starship. The new rocket of the American company must leave Texas to finish its race … Continue reading SpaceX’s other most powerful rocket will also take off soon
Why do space missions like JUICE never travel in a straight line?
From the JUICE mission to Artemis, space missions always travel in zigzags and not in a straight line. It is the result of a combination of several factors. It is a constant in the history of space conquest. From Sputnik 1 to Artemis, the program that will return humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972, most space missions do … Continue reading Why do space missions like JUICE never travel in a straight line?
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