Astronaut Exercise is Difficult but Valuable
A study of seventeen astronauts done both before and after going into space has revealed bone mass and structure loss that was not able to be recovered.
Wibbly Wobbly Black Hole Formation
A research team modeled a dying star collapsing into a black hole and discovered missing details regarding missing gamma-ray bursts.
SES-22 Satellite Launches on Falcon 9
With their 27th launch of 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted the SES-22 communication satellite mission into geostationary transfer orbit on June 28.
African Lakes Sequestering Carbon Dioxide
Researchers measured carbon dioxide emissions from African lakes and found that algae in the lakes are sequestering more carbon dioxide than releasing.
This Week in Rocket History: CONTOUR
This Week in Rocket History, we look at the CONTOUR spacecraft that promised much but never actually got to fulfill its potential as a cometary exploration mission.
Drought Conditions on the Rise
New computer models predict that regions of Earth currently lush and green and likely to face unprecedented levels of drought in the coming decades.
The Rise of AI & Rising Temperatures
The current trend toward the Internet of Things and a second wave of artificial intelligence in advertising could lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions.
Rocket Lab Electron Launches Spacecraft to the Moon
On June 28 at 09:55 UTC, a Rocket Lab Electron/Lunar Photon launched NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft toward a near rectilinear halo orbit of the Moon.
Canary Island Eruption Devastating Due to Viscosity
New research examines the consistency of the lava that erupted from Cumbre Vieja in 2021, revealing a viscosity ten times lower than Kilauea’s 2018 eruption.
Meteorites Contain Exotic Carbon Molecules
Two new papers theorize and analyze the existence of large carbon moleclues known as buckmintserfullerenes – Buckyballs – in exotic meteorites.
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