Professor studies clues to climate change from outer space – ISRAEL21c

“We are not able to say that the contribution of man to global warming is exactly this or that. If we had that data in our hands, all the countries of the world would more likely reach a consensus about…

Satellites versus stars: Which will dominate the sky?

In the battle of satellites versus stars, the motion of constellations of satellites will draw the eye and drown out the quiet background stars.

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Above the Waterline: It’s Time to Go Really Big on Climate Change – Atlanta Intown

Will 2021 be remembered as the tipping point in the public’s consciousness regarding climate change? It certainly better be.  This past summer, the devastating results of a warming planet were revealed (yet again) in unprecedented events: extreme heat waves (a…

Climate Change is the Front-Page Story of the Rest of Our Lives – Al-Bawaba

By David Callaway San Francisco – The text from my local police department came without warning or detail – mandatory evacuation. A fire had started in the hill above my neighborhood minutes ago, and suddenly, early on a sunny Thursday morning…

The Best Ways to Ensure Your Recycling Doesn’t End Up Getting Trashed

Per the EPA, 292.4 million tons of waste were generated during 2018. Of that, approximately 94 million tons were recycled or composted. That’s only a third of the trash that’s generated is actually recycled or composted. If you take out composting rates, only 69 million tons were recycled. There’s a lot of room for improvement, […]

Melbourne rocked by Victoria’s biggest earthquake on record

A record magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck in a remote part of Victoria, Australia, on 22 September, damaging buildings in Melbourne but not causing any fatalities

Planets are born in cosmic organic soups

Astronomers have found that planets form in cosmic soups of organic molecules. These soups have different ingredients, leading to a wide diversity of planets.

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 Inspiration4: 1st all-civilian crew goes to space

SpaceX made history again on September 15, 2021, as it successfully launched Inspiration4, “the world’s first all-civilian mission.”

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Impact on Jupiter surprises skywatchers

An impact on Jupiter has stargazers looking skyward to see if they can spot any lingering evidence of the September 13, 2021, event.

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America’s beef with climate change: How we can change the food industry and save the planet – The Hill

The American Century was driven by scientific progress that led to Apollo 11. And today we need no less remarkable achievements from technologists to avoid a climate catastrophe. The Manhattan Project only inaugurated man’s age, Anthropocene. The dawn of America’s golden…