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Satellite mirror projects could disrupt sleep and the environment around the world, scientists say

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Satellite mirror projects could disrupt sleep and the environment around the world, scientists say

Proposals to install reflective mirrors and satellites up to 1m into low Earth orbit could have major implications for human health and the environment, leading sleep and circadian rhythm researchers have said. The presidents of four international scientific societies representing about 2,500 researchers from more than 30 countries are among those who expressed their concern … Read more

Saudi Arabia makes history by launching the ‘Shams’ Satellite, joining NASA’s Artemis Program | World News – The Times of India

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Saudi Arabia makes history by launching the 'Shams' satellite, joining NASA's Artemis Program

Saudi Arabia has entered the world stage with an important mission that puts it at the heart of NASA’s Artemis program. The successful launch and first communication with its satellite “Shams” shows scientific ambition and growing technological capabilities, with far-reaching implications. A historic first in the Artemis program The Saudi Space Agency has confirmed the … Read more

Scientists have obtained the most extensive view to date of Jupiter’s upper atmosphere

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Researchers have revealed that Jupiter’s upper atmosphere maintains a stable, planet-wide shape that has existed for many years. That acquisition takes the place of decades of flexibility that appears in a stable manner created by the enduring power of the body. Across the planet Across Jupiter’s hemisphere, the newly compiled map of the … Read more

If Life Existed in Venus’s Atmosphere, It Could Have Come From Earth

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Some parts of Venus' clouds support incredibly hospitable temperatures and pressures. Researchers have suggested that microbes may live in those clouds. Credit: ESA

The theory of Panspermia states that life is spread throughout the universe through stars, comets and other objects. When life forms on one planet, impacts can send the material into space, and then carry these seeds to other worlds. For decades, scientists have debated whether this could have happened between Earth and Mars (on both … Read more

From ‘bird leg syndrome’ to solar storms: Roberta Bondar destroys Artemis II mission – National | Globalnews.ca

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From 'bird leg syndrome' to solar storms: Roberta Bondar destroys Artemis II mission - National | Globalnews.ca

As the four Artemis II astronauts prepare for their historic moon landing on Monday, Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut, said the mission shows continued progress for future space travel. Speaking to Global News, Bondar said the mission will push humans deeper into space than they have traveled in decades, exposing crews to conditions not … Read more

China’s Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Leaves America in Dust – BGR

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The 3D concept offers a hypersonic flight in the clouds

~usergi15994093/Getty Images Since passing its final tests in May 2023, China’s JF-22 air tunnel has been opened for hypersonic tests, enabling the country to take advantage of its insane simulation capabilities. Although China is not the only country that has built and started using its own wind … Read more

Artemis II astrology has a toilet problem. Here is a brief history of local bathroom issues CNN

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Artemis II's lavatory separates urine from space and stores feces for disposal after returning to Earth. Crews were trained to use this mock-up at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The four space probes on the Artemis II mission have had a quiet journey so far. Very few in-flight problems have arisen to disturb their peace of mind. Except, that is, for the bathroom. The Artemis II crew’s 16.5-foot-wide (5-foot-wide) Orion capsule has a problem related to waste management that appeared in the early hours … Read more

Artemis 2 astronomy – now in the middle of the moon – reports a ‘burning smell’ from the toilet, but all is well.

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The Orion spacecraft with NASA markings is seen en route to the moon on Artemis 2

HOUSTON – A burning smell coming from a toilet is not something you want to hear on Earth, so when it happened to NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts on their way to the moon – well, you can bet Mission Control was listening. By the end of Friday (April 3), according to NASA The Work of … Read more

The students found a star from the beginning of the universe drifting in the Milky Way

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The students found a star from the beginning of the universe drifting in the Milky Way

A team of undergraduates from the University of Chicago has identified one of the oldest known stars in the universe using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). The star did not originate in our galaxy. Instead, it formed a ring of stars near it and later moved to the Milky Way. The discovery … Read more

58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: Life inside Orion’s Artemis II capsule.

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58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: Life inside Orion's Artemis II capsule.

HOUSTON – They’re sipping smoothies, snapping phone pictures, dealing with e-mail and fixing broken toilets: astronomers, they’re just like us. The crew of Artemis II breaking through space towards Ngweding they’re on a different mission than the first, but the four of them are still distracted by the mundane things of life – all of … Read more