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It is official, astronaut Invoice Nelson is NASA’s new administrator
On March 19, 2021, the Biden administration announced that it had nominated a successor to the role of NASA administrator. Her candidate was Senator Clarence William Nelson II (aka Bill Nelson), a Democratic Senator from Florida, an…
Why Are Hotter Watches Extra Correct – Watts Up With That?
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
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PICTURE: Clocks permeate every aspect of life, from the atomic clocks that underlie satellite navigation to the cellular clocks in our bodies. Show more CREDIT: LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
A new…
Volcanoes on Mars might nonetheless be energetic
In March, NASA's InSight lander discovered two large quakes from a geologically active Martian region called Cerberus Fossae. Using images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter orbiting the red planet at an altitude of about 300 km,…
The place’s the lithium? NYT Notes A lot Extra Lithium Is Wanted For Biden’s Electrical…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
h / t Neil; NYT has determined that a lot of toxic minerals must be extracted and extensive wholesale ecological destruction is required to fulfill President Biden's vision for a clean electric vehicle.…
Inside just a few hundred mild years, we may see extraterrestrial satellite tv for pc…
Starlink is one of the most ambitious space missions we have ever undertaken. There are currently plans to put 12,000 communications satellites into low-earth orbit, with the possibility of another 30,000 later. Just getting them into…
2020 – Watts Up With That?
Reposted from edmhdotme
In 2020, Weather Dependent Renewables (Wind and Solar Power) made up 58% of all power generation installations in the three Nations, DE UK FR. Together they contributed about 24% of the power generated at…
Mars helicopter completes its 4th flight. 117 seconds transmission time
On April 30, 2021, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter reached another milestone with its fourth flight on Mars and set new records. This time, the helicopter took off at 12:33 a.m. Mars Standard Time (10:49 a.m. EDT; 7:49 a.m. PDT) and…
NYT needs you to bathe much less and cease utilizing rest room paper – watts with that?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
h / t Steve Milloy; The New York Times commends the efforts of low-carbon pioneers who reject personal hygiene to save the planet from Covid-19 and climate change.
See less people. Take less…
What We Realized About Venus From The Parker Photo voltaic Probe
The Parker Solar Probe has seen a lot of extracurricular activity lately. Originally designed to observe the sun, the probe has made full use of its path through the solar system. In addition to capturing images of comets, the probe has…
An animal that is ready to regenerate all of its organs, even when damaged into three elements…
A surprising discovery in the Gulf of Eilat
TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY
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PICTURE: POLYCARPA MYTILIGERA show more CREDIT: TAL ZAQUIN
An extraordinary discovery in the Gulf of Eilat: Researchers from Tel Aviv University…