Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehicle because of uncertainty about when it may be possible. Maezawa selected eight traveling companions in 2022 for the mission that was aimed last year, though most space observers considered it overly optimistic. It would have been the first private…
Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) is a suite of possible technologies to counteract global warming by reflecting incoming solar radiation. Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) is a suite of possible technologies to counteract global warming by reflecting incoming solar radiation. Earth Sciences Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Boeing is taking another crack at launching astronauts for the first time aboard its new space capsule, after a delay for leak checks and rocket repairs. The Starliner capsule is due to fly from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday with a pair of test pilots to the International Space Station for a weeklong stay. The…
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are returning to the launchpad at Cape Canaveral after a flight in May was scrubbed shortly before liftoff. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are returning to the launchpad at Cape Canaveral after a flight in May was scrubbed shortly before liftoff. NYT > Science
UC Riverside scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites to their doom. UC Riverside scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites to their doom. Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have figured out how to take a miracle material, one capable of extracting value from captured carbon dioxide, and do what no one else has: make it practical to fabricate for large-scale application. Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied…
Troubled aerospace giant Boeing will try once more to fly its first crew to the International Space Station aboard a Starliner spaceship on Saturday, after the last attempt was scrubbed hours before liftoff. Troubled aerospace giant Boeing will try once more to fly its first crew to the International Space Station aboard a Starliner spaceship on…
In ‘Drums and Demons,’ Joel Selvin aims to restore drummer Jim Gordon’s humanity and reputation by showing his professional triumphs in the context of his struggles with addiction and mental illness. In ‘Drums and Demons,’ Joel Selvin aims to restore drummer Jim Gordon’s humanity and reputation by showing his professional triumphs in the context of…
A new law in Vermont — the first of its kind in the U.S. — will require fossil fuel companies to pay for a share of the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change. A new law in Vermont — the first of its kind in the U.S. — will require fossil fuel companies to…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have obtained the spectrum of JADES-GS-z14-0, a record-breaking galaxy observed only 290 million years after the Big Bang. The post Webb Discovers Most Distant Galaxy So Far appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have obtained the spectrum of…