Category: Science and Nature

  • Life might thrive on the surface of Earth for an extra billion years

    Life might thrive on the surface of Earth for an extra billion years

    This schematic shows the relationship between the different physical and chemical processes that make up the carbonate-silicate cycle. In the upper panel, the specific processes are identified, and in the lower panel, the feedbacks associated are shown; green arrows indicate positive coupling, while yellow arrows indicate negative coupling. Credit: Gretashum—Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79674633…

  • Life might thrive on the surface of Earth for an extra billion years

    Life might thrive on the surface of Earth for an extra billion years

    This schematic shows the relationship between the different physical and chemical processes that make up the carbonate-silicate cycle. In the upper panel, the specific processes are identified, and in the lower panel, the feedbacks associated are shown; green arrows indicate positive coupling, while yellow arrows indicate negative coupling. Credit: Gretashum—Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79674633…

  • Plants could still grow well under alien skies

    Plants could still grow well under alien skies

    <div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2024/plants-would-still-gro.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2024/plants-would-still-gro.jpg" data-sub-html="These figures from the article show the spectra for both the Sun and a K-dwarf star, and the simulated spectra for both. Credit: International Journal of Astrobiology (2024). DOI: 10.1017/S1473550424000132″> These figures from the article show the spectra for both the Sun and a K-dwarf star, and the simulated spectra for both.…

  • Plants could still grow well under alien skies

    Plants could still grow well under alien skies

    <div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2024/plants-would-still-gro.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2024/plants-would-still-gro.jpg" data-sub-html="These figures from the article show the spectra for both the Sun and a K-dwarf star, and the simulated spectra for both. Credit: International Journal of Astrobiology (2024). DOI: 10.1017/S1473550424000132″> These figures from the article show the spectra for both the Sun and a K-dwarf star, and the simulated spectra for both.…

  • Demand outstrips radar satellite supply

    Demand outstrips radar satellite supply

    PARIS – Synthetic aperture radar constellations are expanding in response to growing public and private demand. In August, Finland-based Iceye launched four radar satellites. Japan’s Synspective sent aloft its fifth SAR satellite. And U.S.-based Capella Space added two satellites to its constellation. National security and defense organizations remain the dominant customers for SAR imagery and…

  • Demand outstrips radar satellite supply

    Demand outstrips radar satellite supply

    PARIS – Synthetic aperture radar constellations are expanding in response to growing public and private demand. In August, Finland-based Iceye launched four radar satellites. Japan’s Synspective sent aloft its fifth SAR satellite. And U.S.-based Capella Space added two satellites to its constellation. National security and defense organizations remain the dominant customers for SAR imagery and…

  • Demand outstrips radar satellite supply

    Demand outstrips radar satellite supply

    PARIS – Synthetic aperture radar constellations are expanding in response to growing public and private demand. In August, Finland-based Iceye launched four radar satellites. Japan’s Synspective sent aloft its fifth SAR satellite. And U.S.-based Capella Space added two satellites to its constellation. National security and defense organizations remain the dominant customers for SAR imagery and…

  • Sea Level Rise Uncertainty? Scientists Uncover Missing Piece in Current Predictions

    Sea Level Rise Uncertainty? Scientists Uncover Missing Piece in Current Predictions

    Meltwater streaming across the top of the Greenland ice sheet. A study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin examines the flow and freezing of meltwater within old snow on the ice sheet, which can help improve estimate of sea level rise. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory Researchers have discovered a new mechanism…

  • Sea Level Rise Uncertainty? Scientists Uncover Missing Piece in Current Predictions

    Sea Level Rise Uncertainty? Scientists Uncover Missing Piece in Current Predictions

    Meltwater streaming across the top of the Greenland ice sheet. A study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin examines the flow and freezing of meltwater within old snow on the ice sheet, which can help improve estimate of sea level rise. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory Researchers have discovered a new mechanism…

  • Sea Level Rise Uncertainty? Scientists Uncover Missing Piece in Current Predictions

    Sea Level Rise Uncertainty? Scientists Uncover Missing Piece in Current Predictions

    Meltwater streaming across the top of the Greenland ice sheet. A study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin examines the flow and freezing of meltwater within old snow on the ice sheet, which can help improve estimate of sea level rise. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory Researchers have discovered a new mechanism…