Thousands of satellites are due to burn up in the atmosphere every year – damaging the ozone layer and changing the climate
Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...
Chinese scientists propose giant telescope on far side of moon to understand early cosmos
Array would leverage robotic and crewed lunar missions and China-led International Lunar Research Station set to take shape ...
Alabama’s most famous weatherman is pleading to save the National Weather Service—even as Trump and Musk come for it
Meteorologist James Spann appeals to his 1.3 million Facebook followers to support the agency that produces the data he ...
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Oxygen discovered in most distant galaxy ever seen: 'It is like finding an adolescent where you would only expect babies'
"I was astonished by the unexpected results because they opened a new view on the first phases of galaxy evolution." ...
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'I was astonished': Ancient galaxy discovered by James Webb telescope contains the oldest oxygen scientists have ever seen
Scientists have made the record-breaking detection of oxygen in an ancient galaxy that existed just 300 million years after ...