A French-Chinese satellite blasted off Saturday on a hunt for the mightiest explosions in the universe, in a notable example of cooperation between a Western power and the Asian giant. For more information, FRANCE 24's Peter O'Brien interviews Olivier Joie-La Marle, head of Space Science at Centre National d'Études Spatiales.
STORY: :: Activists splash red paint on Rome's Spanish Steps to protest against femicide:: June 26, 2024:: Bruciamo tutto activist"We don't just want to make them cry. We want to organize ourselves and get something concrete.'':: Some 120 women were killed in 2023 in Italy,according to the country's national statistics bureauMembers of the movement called "Bruciamo tutto" - Let's burn everything in Italian - climbed one of the city's symbols, poured cans of paint over the steps and made hand prints on them.Some 120 women were killed in Italy in 2023, according to data published by the national statistics bureau ISTAT.The report added that more than half of the homicides are committed by partners or former partners of the victims and about 20% by other relatives.
It is one of the oldest machines known to have been developed by human hand, yet its true purpose has been lost to the mists of time.
Lunar Graphene Chinese scientists have made an unusual discovery while analyzing the sample Chang'e-5 collected from the Moon's surface in December 2020. They found naturally occurring "few-layer graphene" for the first time, as state-run news agency Global Times reports, which could have major implications for our plans to make use of local resources once on […]
Astronauts on the International Space Station were forced to take shelter last night after a Russian satellite broke into more than 100 pieces. The nine astronauts living on the space station were told to shelter in their respective spacecraft, according to NASA, after the debris was spotted. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams boarded their Starliner spacecraft, the Boeing-built capsule that has been docked since June 6 in its first crewed test mission on the station.
Researchers have long puzzled over the peculiar innards of an ancient sea creature. A new study says scientists were looking at the Pikaia fossil the wrong way.
STORY: Problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule have upended the original plans for the return of two astronauts to Earth, leaving them aboard the International Space Station as teams look at last-minute fixes. :: June 5, 2024Since its liftoff on June 5 the capsule has had five helium leaks, five maneuvering thrusters go dead and a propellant valve fail to close completely.The current problems center on Starliner’s expendable propulsion system, which is needed to back away from the ISS and position it to dive through Earth’s atmosphere. Starliner can stay docked at the ISS for up to 45 days, according to comments by NASA’s commercial crew manager Steve Stich. He said recent test-firings of the thrusters gave mission teams confidence in a safe return, though tests and reviews are ongoing. A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said internally, NASA’s latest targeted return date is July 6. That would mean the mission, originally planned for eight days, would instead last a month. Even with the propulsion issues NASA has said Starliner would still be capable of returning the astronauts to Earth if absolutely necessary – that is, if the capsule must serve as an escape pod.If Starliner is deemed incapable of safely returning Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams, one option would be sending them home aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon.NASA and Boeing officials, as well as engineers familiar with the program, told Reuters nothing about Starliner’s current problems indicates that this would be needed.This is Starliner's first mission to orbit carrying astronauts - the final test needed before NASA can certify it as the U.S. space agency's second ride to the ISS.
On Thursday and Saturday, two different asteroids will hurtle past Earth at close range. You can watch them both live.
New findings have allowed scientists to document features in the extinct animal never seen before.
A new study found what makes the furry critters such masterful colonizers of countries across the world.
It’s a standing joke among scientists that most headlines about health breakthroughs should be suffixed with the words “in mice”: “Vitamin D regulates cancer immunity”? Sure – in mice. For there’s many a slip ’twixt mouse and man, and not only in medicine but also in psychology and sociology, as Jon Adams and Edmund Ramsden’s fascinating tale attests.
NASA has handed Elon Musk’s SpaceX an $843 million contract to make a vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of orbit in a few years’ time when the trailblazing laboratory is retired.The space administration on Wednesday announced that the billionaire’s company has been chosen to “develop and deliver the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle,” the spacecraft which will guide the ISS on its fiery journey through the Earth’s atmosphere.The SpaceX vehicle will “provide the capability to deorbit
On Monday, NASA had to suddenly cut a planned spacewalk outside of the International Space Station short after astronaut Tracy Dyson discovered water squirting from her spacesuit and obscuring her visor with ice. Dyson and fellow astronaut Mike Barratt were originally planning on removing a faulty electronics box and checking in on samples of […]
Offshore drilling could help fight climate change in the future. Instead of extracting oil from the sea floor, scientists want to trap carbon there.
NASA awarded on Tuesday SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vessel that will bring the International Space Station out of its longtime orbit of Earth when its operating lifespan ends in 2030. NASA on Tuesday said it had picked SpaceX to build a vessel to carry the International Space Station back through Earth's atmosphere and on to a final resting place in the Pacific Ocean after it is retired in 2030.Elon Musk's company has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $843 millio
Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX Corp (NYSE:RTX), is in discussions with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, famously known as NASA, to withdraw from its contract to develop new spacesuits for the International Space Station (ISS). The move marks a setback for NASA as it grapples with its aging spacewalking suits. The contract, part of a $3.5 billion agreement awarded in 2022, aimed to create new spacesuits for the ISS and future lunar missions. Collins initially received $9
Recent share transactions value Elon Musk’s rocket company at $210 billion, more than Boeing, GE Aerospace, and others.
The last weekend of June will feature the best astronomy event of the month as three planets fall in line with the crescent moon. Jupiter, Mars and Saturn will appear in a row about an hour before daybreak Saturday morning in the eastern sky. No telescope is needed to see the planets, although stargazers will have to wake up early to see the event, as late June has some of the earliest sunrises of the entire year. The crescent moon will also align with the planetary trio, glowing between Mars an
The University of Bradford is partnering a host of American institutions on a project to improve methods for identifying submerged landscapes offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.
New research suggests a fossilized ear bone reveals the oldest known case of Down syndrome: a Neanderthal child who lived more than 146,000 years ago.
If such planets exist, they could be spotted with existing technology like James Webb telescope, researchers say
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