Congress requests GAO GeoXO weather satellite review 2023
Republican leaders of two oversight committees have requested a GAO probe of a significant new weather satellite program. In a June 1 letter, House Science Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) requested a review of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Extended Operations, or GeoXO, program […]
SpaceX launches space plant babies, “blue jet” lightning study to space station 2023
SpaceX plans to launch a resupply mission to the International Space Station about noon today after weather delays. At 11:47 a.m., a Falcon 9 will launch from Launch Pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center with a Dragon spacecraft carrying roughly 7,000 pounds of supplies and research instruments. Upon range approval, Wednesday at 11:01 a.m. is […]
How long will the new nighttime supernova last? 2023
If you haven’t seen the new supernova in the night sky, don’t worry—it should last another year or more. Scientists anticipate it to steadily diminish until it’s no longer visible. Supernova hunter Koichi Itagaki from Yamagata, Japan discovered the new supernova on May 19. The California Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) verified the supernova the next […]
Space-themed Illuminarium Las Vegas debuts 2023
The performance lineup at Illuminarium Las Vegas has been updated to incorporate a brand-new attraction with a focus on outer space. The new experience, which is situated inside the AREA15 immersive entertainment complex in Nevada, United States, contains interactive photos obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope as well as a 3D reconstruction of the […]
Event highlights biomedical scientists’ crucial significance 2023
To celebrate Biomedical Science Day, a children’s and public event highlights biomedical scientists’ contributions to the NHS. University of Cumbria, Carlisle College, and North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust (NCIC) are partnering to show Carlisle College students and the public how biomedical scientists help doctors and other health professionals make clinical decisions every day. On […]
IT, research, and space technologies budgeted at Rs18.5bn 2023
The three industries have received proposals for over Rs18.5 billion. The yearly development program includes a number of agricultural research and cybersecurity initiatives, including the PTI-era Hemp Authority project. The authorities intend to produce smart cards, mobile SIMs, and chips locally as part of a campaign to lower import costs and safeguard national data. Budget […]
China’s 10,000-meter-deep Earth exploration mystery 2023
What is it if not a trip to the center of the Earth to investigate the underworld? Everyone is wondering what Beijing is up to again. Xinhua stated that Chinese scientists drilled 10,000 meters (32,808 feet) into the Earth’s crust. The second-largest economy’s ambitious endeavor explores new horizons above and below ground. Xinhua stated that […]
Irish expert thinks UFOS are a worldwide defense network 2023
The NASA hearing revealed that the space agency receives as many as one hundred UFO reports per month. However, only 2% to 5% are genuinely anomalous, according to Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office at the US Department of Defense. Kirkpatrick also stated that metallic objects had been observed performing “very interesting […]
As SpaceX Dragon Counts Down, Spacewalk Preps and Science Work on Space Station 2023
While undertaking health and scientific investigations, NASA astronauts on the International Space Station are preparing for a June 9 spacewalk to install new solar arrays. The weather may delay Kennedy Space Center’s launch of a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship carrying solar panels. At the end of the workweek on the International Space Station (ISS), Expedition […]
How probable is a catastrophic asteroid impact during our lifetime? 2023
Off Interstate 40 in Arizona, large asteroids do hit Earth. The 600-foot “Meteor Crater,” which landed 50,000 years ago, is there. Kansas City was destroyed by a 100- to 170-foot-wide bomb. The space rock wasn’t little, but it wasn’t a “planet-killer” like the six-mile-wide giant that killed most dinosaurs. Though another major crash from an […]