SpaceX Incident A Fast Fire, Not An Explosion, Says Elon Musk
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral on Thursday has been described as a "fast fire" by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. In a tweet, Musk downplayed the gravity of the incident and asserted that it was absolutely a fire and not an explosion. However, some industry observers are of the view that SpaceX operations may be hit for a few weeks as the damage to the Launch Complex 40 can be serious. Even as Musk asserted "fast fire" in the tweet, eyewitness accounts said the blast turned the Fa..>> view originalVast doughnut-shaped reef found in Australia
Story highlightsDiscovery of a large field of unusual circular mounds announced FridayUnique-looking structures are created by a green algae, scientists sayScientists have discovered a large doughnut-shaped coral reef in northern Queensland, sitting behind the iconic Great Barrier Reef. The discovery of a large field of unusual circular mounds was announced Friday by a group of scientists from James Cook University, University of Sydney and Queensland University of Technology, who worked with la..>> view originalClimate pact: After years of talk, focus shifts to action
Eight months after 195 nations concluded a hard-fought climate rescue pact, pressure is mounting to put its carbon-cutting promises into action as world leaders gather at G20 and UN meetings this month. The historic deal reached in Paris in December ...>> view originalThis Innovative Plastic Wrap Fabric Could Help Us Against Climate Change
When it's hot and humid outside, you pump up the air-conditioning in your car or inside your house to feel cooler. However, such electric devices carry environmental consequences. Air conditioning units consume energy supplied by power plants, which generate electricity by burning fossil fuels. As a result, power plants can discharge clouds of pollutants such as soot, carbon dioxide (CO2) and mercury into the atmosphere. And as we all know, too much CO2 in the atmosphere can increase Earth's te..>> view originalNASA's Commercial Crew Program Likely To Be Delayed Until 2018
NASA's plan to send astronauts into space from American soil will likely be delayed by at least three more years after it was revealed that several private partners are facing multiple technical challenges. The NASA Inspector General's office announced on Thursday, Sept. 1, that the space agency's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) won't be able to push through for at least three more years from its original 2015 target because its contractors, SpaceX and Boeing, are currently dealing with several i..>> view original'The Ivory Game' Telluride Review: Urgent Documentary About Elephant Killing Is a Roar for Action
With more than 150,000 elephants killed in the last five years, the scourge of ivory trading has quickly turned into an extinction issue. As reported upfront in “The Ivory Game” — a persuasive new documentary from directors Richard Ladkani and Kief Davidson (“The Devil’s Miner”) and executive producer Leonardo DiCaprio that plays like a rapid response team headed straight for your conscience — at the current rate, African elephants will be wiped out within 15 years. It’s the kind of worldwide n..>> view originalNASA's Delayed Mars Lander Will Launch in 2018
This artist's concept from August 2015 depicts NASA's InSight Mars lander fully deployed for studying the deep interior of the Red Planet. The lander is scheduled to launch in the spring of 2018. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A mission to study the inner workings of Mars is now set to launch in the spring of 2018, NASA announced today (Sept. 2). The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, or InSight, was originally scheduled to launch in March 2016, ..>> view originalThis is How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Urban Life in 2030, According to Stanford Study
Sep 03, 2016 07:29 AM EDT Technology has greatly affected our lives over the years. Now, a study from Stanford University has revealed how artificial intelligence (A.I.) may change people's lifestyle -- from transportation, employment, health and household chores -- by the year 2030. According to a Stanford report entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030," A.I. will be more common and will, in fact, be helpful in terms of improving the economy and everyday quality of life. “A.I. tec..>> view originalJupiter's Wild North Pole, Southern Auroras Photographed for 1st Time
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter’s north pole on Aug. 27, from a distance of 120,000 miles (195,000 kilometers). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS NASA's Juno spacecraft has beamed home the first-ever photos of Jupiter's north pole, and scientists can hardly believe their eyes. Juno captured the images on Aug. 27, when the probe skimmed just 2,600 miles (4,200 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloud tops during the first of three dozen close flybys of the solar system'..>> view originalHigher orbit will help Dawn address science questions about Ceres
Higher orbit will help Dawn address science questions about Ceres Laurel Kornfeld September 3rd, 2016 This artist concept shows NASA’s Dawn spacecraft above dwarf planet Ceres, as seen in images from the mission. Image Credit: JPL In order to obtain a different view of Ceres’ surface and address science questions regarding the dwarf planet, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft began raising into a higher orbit starting Sept. 2 using the spacecrafts onboard ion engine. The spacecraft spent the last eight mo..>> view original
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