One grant would support the development of a lunar power distribution system. (NASA Illustration) NASA’s latest round of small-business grants will support aerospace-related technologies ranging from a new kind of spacecraft docking mechanism to a power beaming system suitable for use on the moon. Those are just two of the […]
Daily Archives: June 5, 2023
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled a plan on Monday to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a major campaign pledge that is a critical step in addressing the country’s significant carbon emissions from the region. This strategy, set to be implemented over four […]
American sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres, has died aged 76. Hines clocked 9.95 seconds when winning gold in the 100m at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, a new world record which stood for 15 years. He also won gold for […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded L3Harris Technologies a $29 million contract to design a sensor payload that can track hypersonic missiles from medium Earth orbit. The contract, announced June 5, positions L3Harris as a possible third vendor in the program known as MTC Epoch 1, short for missile […]
Mycorrhizal fungi take carbon from plants’ roots and form vast networks underground AleksandarMilutinovic/Shutterstock The relationships between plants and the fungi that colonise their roots are responsible for locking away a huge amount of carbon underground – maybe equivalent to more than one-third of global emissions from fossil fuels. Almost all […]
A trio of papers posted online and presented at a meeting today lays out an astonishing scenario. Roughly 240,000 years ago, they suggest, small-brained human relatives carried their dead through a labyrinth of tight passageways into the dark depths of a vast limestone cave system in South Africa. Working by […]
Gracie McGraw is sharing a glimpse into her health journey. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s daughter opened up about her experience with Ozempic and how that impacts her polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). After a commenter called out her alleged use of type 2 diabetes medication on Instagram—the picture in question featured Gracie showing […]
The first episode of Love Island kicked off with a massive twist that the islanders weren’t expecting. For the first time ever, both boys and girls entered the villa at the same time, something ITV viewers have never seen before. Once the series 10 cast were all acquainted, host Maya […]