Virtual flying lessons for Hera asteroid mission

As ESA’s Hera spacecraft for planetary defense goes through pre-flight testing, the system that will steer it around its target binary asteroid system is also undergoing its final checks for space. As ESA’s Hera spacecraft for planetary defense goes through pre-flight testing, the system that will steer it around its target binary asteroid system is also…

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‘Sour’ grapes: Berry damage, fruit flies worsen wine

Damaged grape berries combined with vinegar flies are a recipe for promoting sour rot, a disease that lowers vineyard yields and wine quality, according to a Cornell study reporting on field experiments in New York state. Damaged grape berries combined with vinegar flies are a recipe for promoting sour rot, a disease that lowers vineyard yields…

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Researchers develop ultrafast wavemeter that employs spectral–spatial–temporal mapping

Accurate high-speed measurements of wavelength are fundamental to optical research and industrial applications, such as environmental monitoring, biomedical analysis, and material characterization. Accurate high-speed measurements of wavelength are fundamental to optical research and industrial applications, such as environmental monitoring, biomedical analysis, and material characterization. Optics & Photonics Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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NASA releases new high-quality, near real-time air quality data

NASA has made new data available that can provide air pollution observations at unprecedented resolutions—down to the scale of individual neighborhoods. The near real-time data comes from the agency’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) instrument, which launched last year to improve life on Earth by revolutionizing the way scientists observe air quality from space….

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Swarming for success: Starling completes primary mission

After 10 months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary mission’s key objectives, representing significant achievements in the capability of swarm configurations. After 10 months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary mission’s key objectives, representing significant achievements in the capability of swarm configurations. Space Exploration Phys.org – latest science and technology…

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Tsunami sands help scientists assess Cascadia earthquake models

To better understand the scale of past earthquakes and tsunamis, scientists often use earthquake modeling or turn to evidence the tsunamis leave behind, such as sand deposits. To better understand the scale of past earthquakes and tsunamis, scientists often use earthquake modeling or turn to evidence the tsunamis leave behind, such as sand deposits. Earth Sciences Phys.org –…

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Study shows slow-growth diet before breeding offers better long-range health in pigs

Borrowing a page from the dairy industry, researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station found that a slow-growth diet meant more piglets and healthier and longer-lived momma pigs. Borrowing a page from the dairy industry, researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station found that a slow-growth diet meant more piglets and healthier and longer-lived momma pigs. Agriculture Phys.org…

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