Climate satellite MethaneSAT backed by Bezos and Google fails in space after just 1 year

Artist’s conception of MethaneSAT in orbit. (Image credit: MethaneSAT/EDF) One of the most advanced satellites for tracking harmful greenhouse gas emissions has died in space. MethaneSAT, built and operated by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), was launched in March of 2024 as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission. The spacecraft was designed to pinpoint methaneContinue Reading

Former astronaut Terry Virts talks about his Senate run, The Traitor and the NASA budget in exclusive Space.com interview (video)

Terry Virts inside the International Space Station’s Cupola module. (Image credit: Max Alexander/STARMUS) Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts announced his run for a seat in the U.S. Senate on June 23. Since then, his campaign has been working hard spreading his message and highlighting his values as a candidate and a Texan. Virts hopes toContinue Reading

Biologists Uncover How Plants Sense Heat during Day

New research led by University of California, Riverside’s Professor Meng Chen shows that plants rely on multiple heat-sensing systems and that sugar — produced in sunlight — plays a central and previously unrecognized role in daytime temperature response. The post Biologists Uncover How Plants Sense Heat during Day appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News…Continue Reading

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Speaking at prayer celebrations ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that started when he indicated that he might be the last person to hold the role. (AP VideoContinue Reading

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Plunging to new lows of “cartoonish cruelty” in our fascist reality show, MAGA perps just voted for our “most deeply immoral piece of legislation,” depriving millions of food and health care as their fuehrer celebrated the launch of a scorched-swamp, mosquito-infested concentration camp – “Let’s feed people to alligators!” –Continue Reading