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WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense released its 2024 Arctic Strategy, addressing the increasing geopolitical and environmental challenges in the Arctic region.  The strategy, which directs the U.S. military to “build readiness for operations at high latitudes,” emphasizes the increasing reliance on satellites for critical activities in the Arctic. As climate change reshapes the region’s

The band Pearl Jam playing in Barcelona earlier this month Kike Rincon/Europa Press via Getty Images The tempo of songs released by many popular musicians increases until they are in their early 30s and then steadily declines, falling below their teenage level when they reach their 50s. “We saw this very clear downward trend,” says

Fluorescent dye helps reveal the secrets of ocean circulation – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

BUSAN, South Korea — South Korea’s new space agency, less than two months old, is laying out ambitious goals in spaceflight as part of its efforts to serve as a “control tower” for the county’s growing space presence. The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) 45th Scientific Assembly held here served as one of the first

The High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Pebble-Bed Module (HTR-PM) in Shandong, China China Huaneng Group A large-scale nuclear power station in China is the first in the world to be completely impervious to dangerous meltdowns, even during a full loss of external power. The design can’t be adapted to existing nuclear reactors around the world, but could

Robotic radiotherapy could ease treatment for eye disease – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

BUSAN, South Korea — The European Space Agency will allow a proposed mission to the asteroid Apophis to proceed to a next stage of development to keep it on schedule even though it is not yet fully funded. ESA announced July 16 that its space safety program, which includes planetary defense, has given the Ramses

An artist’s impression of the very distant undead galaxy ESO/M. Kornmesser A strange, zombie-like galaxy has been spotted in the distant universe. This undead galaxy stopped forming stars for 20 million years before coming back to life in a burst of activity, and it could help explain a cosmic mystery about the earliest galaxies. “We’ve

The eyes have it: how to spot the difference between a deepfake portrait and a real picture – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

TAMPA, Fla. — France has awarded a Thales Alenia Space-led group a contract to capture and inspect a small satellite in a demonstration mission slated toward the end of the decade. Supported by undisclosed funding from French space agency CNES and state-owned investment bank Bpifrance, the mission would use a pair of spacecraft due to

New Delhi, India, in March 2020, during a curfew imposed as a preventive measure against covid-19 Yawar Nazir/Getty Images The covid-19 pandemic may have impacted India more severely than previously estimated, with the life expectancy of women, certain social groups and younger demographics experiencing the most severe declines. Previous mortality estimates during the covid-19 pandemic

Diamond dust for MRI, 4D printing creates advanced devices – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Chiara Manfletti, CEO Neuraspace. Through this series SpaceNews is shining a spotlight on some of the extraordinary women at the helm of space programs and organizations. We’re delving into their backgrounds, discussing their accomplishments and highlighting their ongoing work

VIPER won’t go to the moon after all NASA A fully constructed rover that was due to blast off to the moon next year will instead be dismantled due to budgetary issues, NASA has announced – leading researchers to question whether the space agency is truly committed to landing a crewed spacecraft on the moon

Speedy stars point to intermediate-mass black hole in globular cluster – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

WASHINGTON — The head of U.S. Space Command expressed confidence July 17 that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will soon return to flight following a recent mishap. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, revealed that he visited SpaceX’s Starlink satellite factory in Seattle the day after a July

Depiction of ancient humans butchering a glyptodont in South America 21,000 years ago Damián Voglino, Museo de Ciencias Naturales A. Scasso (Colegio Don Bosco), San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Provincia de Buenos Aires (CC-BY 4.0) Marks found on the 21,000-year-old bones of a giant, armadillo-like animal in Argentina may be the oldest evidence of humans

Aperiodicity: the dance event bringing non-repeating patterns to life – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here