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Rocks and different options on the Perseverance touchdown website are given Navajo names
On February 18, 2021, after six months in transit, the Perseverance rover landed in the Jezero crater on Mars. On March 4, the company began driving short distances and calibrating its instruments in preparation for any scientific…
Fireball Rocks England with Meteor Fragments and Sonic Booms – Watts Up With That?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
No harm was done on that occasion - but this is certainly another reminder that the world is at more serious risks than a slight shake in global temperature.
Dorset Sonic Boom Accuses Fireball MeteorAn…
Extra audio from endurance: the grinding of the wheels on the Mars regolith
Since we are not (yet) able to set foot on Mars, we have had experience with robot proxy through our rovers, including Perseverance, which landed last February 18th. In addition to the photos we've collected of the surface over the…
Sea degree and Jersey Shore – watts with that?
Guest essay by Kip Hansen - March 22, 2021
Dr. Judith Curry has written about sea levels and New Jersey , inspired by a request from the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) for an evaluation of the subject.…
Oh the irony. There are most likely water worlds in all places, however they’re lined in ice…
Originally it was believed that liquid water is relatively rare in the solar system. However, one of the most important discoveries of the last decades of planetary research is that liquid water is extremely abundant even outside the…
Common Day of First Hurricane Formation “Opposite to Media Studies” – Is {that a} wager?
Reposted from the NoTricksZone
By P Gosselin on March 20, 2021 Share this…
Lazy, uncritical media again fails to adequately examine data to produce misleading "news".
The expert on tropical storms, Dr. Ryan Maue, analyzed data…
Perseverance’s Touchdown Website named after Octavia Butler
On March 4, 2021, the Perseverance rover began to move from its landing pad on Mars. During this trip, the rover traveled 6.5 meters and performed some basic maneuvers and instrument tests. In keeping with a NASA tradition of mission…
Why are larger costs making the vitality transition tougher – Watts Up With That?
Oil and trouble. Pix One
Jorge Guira, Reading University
The price of oil is on a roller coaster. After falling into negative territory for Brent crude only last April, it rose to $ 70 (GBP 50) in early March. It has since…
Work on cleansing Arecibo begins. The job might price $ 50 million
The collapse of Arecibo's radio telescope was a devastating blow to radio astronomy. On December 1, the hanging instrument platform crashed, destroying a large part of the receiver shell and the towers supporting the platform, and causing…
The contradictory Inexperienced insurance policies to restrict CO2 emissions – Watts Up With That?
reposted from edmdotme
Summary
Currently the burning of Biomass is designated as “CO2 neutral” by Western Nations to give the appearance of reducing CO2 emissions and thus controlling Climate Change. The designation of Biomass…