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Climate protests London bridge that is near arrests in 4 times

April 30, 2019

The group also said he would request a meeting with the entire shadow cabinet for the demands to be presented. Farhana Yamin, 54, a prominent climate change lawyer who glued herself to Shell's London headquarters during a week of protests, said: "I definitely think he could have taken the initiative to say Defra will show leadership that was necessary for the nation to come together, I was expecting a little bit more".

Scientists On Sailboat Expedition Find Nearly 200000 Ocean Viruses

April 29, 2019

Matthew Sullivan , a microbiologist at the Ohio State University. In a study published in the journal Cell , researchers collect 145 marine samples from multiple expeditions on the Tara between 2009 and 2013, identifying 195,728 different viral populations.

SpaceX, NASA tight-lipped on cause of crew capsule incident

April 28, 2019

During these tests, known as static fires, the capsule is held down while the engines ignite; this allows the company to test out the hardware while preventing the vehicle from actually going anywhere. "We know that there's a lot of interest regarding the recent SpaceX mishap. The investigation will take time before the root cause analysis is completed", Patricia Sanders, ASAP chair, said during a meeting.

JAXA Hayabusa-2 Found Water on Asteroid Ryugu

April 28, 2019

That right time came along on September 2018 when the spacecraft deployed its two miniature rovers to the asteroid's surface . The unmanned spacecraft created the crater near the asteroid's equator by firing a 2-kilogram copper mass into the asteroid at high speed from a "small carry-on impactor" device that separated from the probe above Ryugu.

Hubble measurements confirmed the universe is expanding faster

April 28, 2019

The universe is expanding far faster than we thought - and scientists are struggling to keep up. And that's sending a shudder through the world of physics, making astronomers re-think some of their most basic concepts. Using measurements from the cosmic microwave background which is the afterglow of the big bang scientists had estimated the Hubble Constant should be 67.4 kilometers (41.9 miles) per second per megaparsec, with less than 1 percent uncertainty.

London climate protests move to Stock Exchange

April 27, 2019

Extinction Rebellion said it wanted the United Kingdom government to "tell the truth on its impact on the climate and ecological emergency" and had targeted London's financial centre to highlight the "corrosive impacts of the financial sector on the world we live in".

NASA probe detects likely 'marsquake' - an interplanetary first

April 27, 2019

Measuring the Martian equivalent of earthquakes, seismic waves traveling through the interior of the planet, was among the lander's key science goals. "InSight's first readings carry on the science that began with the Apollo missions ", Insight's Principal Investigator Bruce Banerdt , a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, said in the statement.

Sandbagging efforts in high gear in Quebec, New Brunswick flood zones

April 27, 2019

Pedneaud-Jobin said he hopes to explore flood protection options for some communities, while also being open to helping people leave. A vehicle crosses a flooded street in Laval, Canada, on April 21, 2019, as the authorities remain on high alert in expectation of more surges of water across southern Quebec.

Researchers calculate decades of 'scary' Greenland ice melting

April 26, 2019

The speed of losing ice has reportedly increased by nearly six times, and this could trigger a future sea level rise, says a new study that's based on about a half-century of data. "When you look at several decades, it is best to sit back in your chair before looking at the results, because it is a bit scary to see how fast it is changing", said French glaciologist Eric Rignot , of the University of California at Irvine.

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon appears to have self-destructed during engine testing

April 25, 2019

SpaceX was testing the Dragon's abort thrusters at Cape Canaveral, Florida, when Saturday's accident occurred. Additionally, a video that began making the rounds on Twitter shortly after the first reports of a problem appears to show a Crew dragon capsule essentially exploding on the launch pad.

Gorillas Pose For Selfie With Rangers

April 25, 2019

The rangers posted a selfie on Facebook late last week showing two orphaned female gorillas , Ndakazi and Ndeze, standing tall beside them in the Senkwekwe Center for orphaned mountain gorillas . Five rangers were killed in Virunga National Park previous year in an ambush by suspected rebels, and more than 130 park rangers have been killed in Virunga since 1996.

Indianapolis gets ‘F’ for air quality, American Lung Association says

April 24, 2019

While the number of Americans exposed to unhealthy air has increased over the last two years, the 141 million figure is still far below the 166 million people who were exposed to unhealthy air from 2012 to 2014, according to the 2016 State of the Air report .

Awkward Photos of the Royal Family

April 24, 2019

Harry and Meghan , the Duke and Duchess of Sussex , are choosing to have a much more private birth closer to their home in Windsor, where they married a year ago. The Duchess of Sussex, 37, is due to give birth any day now and has told aides she won't be taking a full year's leave. The new Prince or Princess will be the first royal baby to be skilled in yoga'.

Missed The ‘Pink’ Full Moon Last Night? Twitterrati Shared Pics & They’re Breathtaking!

April 24, 2019

It's a name for the full moon of April, which peaks at 7:12 a.m. Friday, that originated with Native American peoples. The May full moon is known as the Flower Moon for all the flowers that bloom during that month. There was some variation in the full Moon names, but in general, the same ones were consistent among regional tribes. According to NASA , Moon will become a full moon at 05:11pm EDT (02:41am IST, May 19).

The Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week

April 24, 2019

Though a bright, almost full moon might obscure some of the view". Though the Lyrid aren't the brightest shower observed by humans - the Perseuds and Geminids both outshine them - it is one of the oldest. Meteor showers like the Lyrids happen when Earth progressed through the unclean succession abandoned by a comet. The annual Lyrid meteor shower , derived from particles dropped by comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher), runs from April 16 to 28 and peaks on Monday, April 22.

Marsquake: NASA just detected first marsquake on the Red Planet

April 24, 2019

InSight's quake monitor recorded and measured the faint signal April 6, and scientists announced the finding Tuesday. "Mars, I hear you". The faint rumbles appear to have come from the inside of the planet, and are still being studied by my team.

Lyrid Meteor Shower 2019 Peaks Overnight Tonight and Monday!

April 24, 2019

The Lyrids will continue each night through April 26. This meteor shower is easier to see in the Northern Hemisphere because that part of the sky is high above the horizon before dawn, although you can see a lower rate from the Southern Hemisphere.

SpaceX Crew Dragon Has Test Mishap

April 24, 2019

USA aerospace manufacturer SpaceX said earlier in the day that an " anomaly " had occurred during the static fire tests of the abort engines of its crewed Dragon spacecraft , also known as Dragon 2. SpaceX did not immediately provide further details about the anomaly - for example, whether the Crew Dragon being tested today was the spacecraft slated for use in the in-flight abort test, or whether the craft was seriously damaged.

Extinction Rebellion protestors stage 'die-in' at London museum

April 23, 2019

With the protests set to enter their second week, the group's leaders are now at odds over whether to continue to protest or turn their attention to political negotiation. The world was "now facing an existential crisis" that has been "ignored for decades" by those in power and they 'will not get away with it for any longer, ' she said.

How Tesla Owners Can Make Money Repurposing Their Cars Into Robotaxis

April 23, 2019

For more than 15 years, Musk has made it a habit to make outlandish predictions and seemingly impossible proclamations about his company's capabilities, at times to the detriment of their customers . He predicted a world where Tesla owners could wake up and push a button to send their cars out into the field for pickups - essentially earning money from the comfort of home while they're asleep or doing chores.

Tesla will launch its first fleet of autonomous robotaxis by 2020

April 23, 2019

Musk said, 'All cars being produced right now have this computer. "It is fundamentally insane to buy anything other than a Tesla", Musk said at one point, arguing that purchasing a vehicle from any other automaker would be like getting a horse.

When to look up for the Lyrid meteor shower

April 22, 2019

The annual Lyrid meteor shower, derived from particles dropped by comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher), runs from April 16 to 28 and peaks on Monday, April 22. As it stands, we could see some showers and storms overnight and into the morning. In general, 10-20 Lyrid meteors can be seen per hour during their peak. When they talk about April showers, they usually mean rainstorms, but it could just as easily refer to meteor showers.

Hidden Earthquakes in Southern California

April 22, 2019

Scientists have gone through seismic data for Southern California, and by looking intensely at the data, they have discovered two million previously unidentified tiny earthquakes in Southern California that happened between 2008 and 2017. Ross collaborated with Egill Hauksson, research professor of geophysics at Caltech, as well as Daniel Trugman of Los Alamos National Laboratory and Peter Shearer of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

NASA to set record for longest space flight by a woman astronaut

April 22, 2019

NASA astronaut Christina Koch conducts botany research aboard the International Space Station , where she's been living and working since March 14, 2019. These opportunities also have demonstrated that there is a significant degree of variability in human response to spaceflight and it is important to determine the acceptable degree of change for both men and women.

SpaceX capsule suffers ‘anomaly,’ smoke seen for miles

April 21, 2019

Currently Dragon has been carrying cargo to space, but it was designed from the beginning to carry humans. Any delay in that test would push back the Demo-2 flight, a test of another Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board.

Police under strain with cell space as arrests reach nearly 700

April 21, 2019

More than 680 climate change protesters have been arrested by police, as the Met said they are aiming to restore "business as usual" in London's Oxford Circus. Earlier, on Friday morning, about 20 activists, a lot of them under 17, had staged a brief demonstration on roads near Heathrow Airport. As of Saturday morning police officers had arrested 718 people and charged 28 in connection with the demonstrations which are expected to last two weeks.

Astronaut to Eclipse Record for Longest US Spaceflight by a Woman

April 20, 2019

Koch's fellow Expedition 59 crewmembers Anne McClain of NASA , David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency, and Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos will return to Earth in June. Part of NASA's study of the effects of long spaceflights on the human body, Koch will spend 328 days in space. They will deliver 7,600 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware to the International Space Station .

NASA announces record-setting spaceflight mission by woman astronaut

April 20, 2019

Longest Single Spaceflight By A Woman Koch joined NASA colleague Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin in their journey to the ISS in March. Parmitano and Skvortsov will return in February 2020 with Koch, leaving Morgan behind for his extended stay. Who Is Christina Koch? On this mission, the NG-11 spacecraft is named in honour of NASA astronaut, Roger Chaffee.

Scientists Have Detected the Universe’s Earliest Molecule in Space

April 20, 2019

Well scientists have long theorised that the first molecule, helium hydride, form 100 000 years later when helium and hydrogen atoms came into contact with one another. This discovery confirms a key part of our basic understanding of the early Universe and how it evolved over billions of years into the complex chemistry of today.

Fireball lights up Virginia night sky

April 20, 2019

According to witnesses, it was visible in Delaware, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Tuesday night was the start of the Lyrid meteor shower . The meteor was also seen in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. Due to the brightness of this particular meteor, a number of netizens were able to clearly capture the object streaking through the night on dash cams and other surveillance cameras.

Why is tonight's full moon a pink moon?

April 19, 2019

In the United Kingdom, the full moon will reach its peak at 12:12pm BST, but will not be visible until after 8:05pm. While the moon won't be pink it will still be a wraith site to see. Despite the moon appearing huge, the full moon is not a good time for astronomical observation as most of the moon's shadows vanish. "Many of the Moon's nicknames have come to us from Native American culture because for their way of life, the cycles of the lunar phases were just as important a method of ...

Astronomers reveal first image of a black hole

April 18, 2019

The photo shows a bright ring of superheated gasses falling into the perfectly circular hole, which is the event horizon beyond which not even light can escape. "So often in my experience, nature wants to be beautiful". The effort involved years of worldwide cooperation by hundreds of researchers seeking to understand "the most extreme objects in the Universe".

Move Over Black Hole-There's a Pink Moon Happening This Week

April 18, 2019

Saturday morning, according to the U.S. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac , North America's biggest, best-selling periodical, as well as the oldest almanac, the full moon's name is derived from the appearance of one of the early spring flowers called "moss pink" or wild ground phlox.

Israel's attempt to reach the moon fails

April 18, 2019

Beresheet means Genesis in Hebrew. The spacecraft hitched a ride on the SpaceX Falcon rocket, launched from Florida in February. Unfortunately for Beresheet, the end game was not as good as the world hoped for. "I have no doubt that Israel and SpaceIL will continue to explore and I look forward to celebrating their future achievements". Over the past seven weeks, it covered a total distance of about 4 million miles, circling Earth several times before reaching the moon's orbit on April 4.

Climate-change protesters disrupt London docklands train service

April 17, 2019

Demonstrators continue to block sites including Waterloo Bridge over the River Thames and the Oxford Circus and Marble Arch intersections. "Targeting public transport in this way would only damage the cause of all of us who want to tackle climate change, as well as risking Londoners' safety".

After Beresheet's Crash, SpaceIL Set To Build And Launch Second Moon Lander

April 17, 2019

Israel will attempt a second mission at moon landing after the first failed earlier this week, the aerospace company behind the mission announced on Saturday, asserting that the Israeli flag will be placed on the moon. "SpaceIL, the start-up that functioned for more than eight years to find the spacecraft from the ground, revealed a technical glitch triggered a" series of events" that caused the spacecraft's engine to malfunction Thursday just 14 km (8.7 miles) above the heavens, making ...

SpaceX Lands But Dunks A Booster

April 17, 2019

The rocket's central booster is a modified version of SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster, flanked by two other Falcon 9 boosters in the flight-ready Falcon Heavy rocket . SpaceX was also able to recover both fairing halves of the megarocket for the first time. A tweet by SpaceX boss Elon Musk suggests some parts of the rocket might be recovered and used again.

Seeing a black hole is believing

April 16, 2019

Powehi means "the adorned fathomless dark creation" or "embellished dark source of unending creation" and comes from the Kumulipo, an 18th century Hawaiian creation chant. A black hole's event horizon is the point of no return beyond which anything - stars, planets, gas, dust and all forms of electromagnetic radiation - gets swallowed into oblivion.

Extinction Rebellion: Environmental protests halt traffic

April 16, 2019

Campaign group Extinction Rebellion posted pictures of activists walking on the road on Twitter and said: "We have taken Waterloo bridge!" Thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of central London today, blocking the city's busiest roads and bridges to raise the alarm over a mounting climate crisis.

Thousands of activists block London roads to demand action on climate change

April 15, 2019

Police stood by as activists dragged trees in pots on to the bridge to create what they called a "garden" in the middle of the road. The first human roadblock closed Waterloo Bridge to traffic in both directions on Monday morning before protesters descended onto the roads at Oxford Circus and Marble Arch.

Two children killed as storms, tornadoes move through Texas

April 15, 2019

There was widespread damage in Alto, a town of about 1,200, and the school district canceled classes until its buildings can be inspected to ensure they are safe. A tornado was reported in the area 140 miles (225 kilometres) southwest of Memphis, Tenn., at the time. A possible tornado knocked out power and left damage in Troy, about 50 miles (80 kilometres) south of Montgomery.

NASA and SpaceX team to test asteroid tech that prevents extinction events

April 14, 2019

NASA's DART spacecraft's launch window range begins in late December 2020 and runs through May 2021. As the DART mission will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket , it's a relatively cheaper price compared to past NASA contracts for Falcon 9 launches.

Falcon Heavy successfully launches Arabsat 6A

April 14, 2019

Falcon Heavy vaulted a pricey communications satellite into orbit for Saudi Arabia-based Arabsat . Approximately 34 minutes into the mission, the Falcon Heavy successfully deployed Arabsat-6A, a communications satellite that will provide internet services to people living in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

Chinese scientists give monkeys human brain genes in 'morally risky' experiment

April 14, 2019

Their brains may not be bigger than normal, but monkeys created with human brain genes are exhibiting cognitive changes that suggest they might be smarter - and the experiments have ethicists shuddering. She said to MIT Technology Review: "To humanise them is to cause harm". "Where would they live and what would they do?" Sikela is also concerned such experiments show disregard for the animals, and this will soon lead to more extreme modifications.

World's biggest plane flies for the first time

April 14, 2019

A commercial Boeing 747's gross weight is 735,000 pounds with a wingspan of 195 feet and a ceiling of 45,000 feet, according to Boeing . "What a fantastic first flight", said Jean Floyd, CEO of Stratolaunchm in a statement. It may one day also launch passenger shuttles into space. "It's these possibilities that drove us to develop the world's largest plane, which acts as a launch pad in the sky, bypassing numerous hazards that cause ground-launch delays here on Earth".

NASA twins study reveals long-term spaceflight’s impact on human health

April 14, 2019

Three years later - after scrutinizing Kelly's blood, arteries, genes, eyes, bones, and gut bacteria in the aftermath of the historic venture in space - a team of over 80 scientists has released a sweeping analysis of how Kelly's body changed and what returned to normal after the now-retired 55-year-old astronaut returned to Earth.

Mars boost: Successful launch for Elon Musk's reusable Falcon Heavy rocket

April 13, 2019

Two Starlink test satellites were launched a year ago and the company hopes to launch the next set in the coming months using a Falcon 9 rocket. The middle booster, after pushing the payload into space, returned almost 10 minutes later for a successful landing on SpaceX's seafaring drone ship 400 miles (645 km) off the Florida coast.

This female grad student made black hole image possible

April 12, 2019

She captioned the Facebook post: "Watching in disbelief as the first image I ever made of a black hole was in the process of being reconstructed". In the image released Wednesday , the black hole is outlined by an orange ring that is actually emission from hot gas swirling near its event horizon.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch from Cape Canaveral successful

April 12, 2019

About 34 minutes after liftoff, the shiny silver satellite was successfully deployed. It said in a tweet that the next launch opportunity is Thursday. Followed about two minutes later by the center core's bullseye drone ship landing, both side boosters once again performed a near-simultaneous recovery at SpaceX's Cape Canaveral Landing Zones.

New human species homo luzonensis discovered in a Philippines cave

April 12, 2019

This undated photo provided by the Callao Cave Archaeology Project in April 2019 shows the right upper teeth of the individual CCH6 of the newly discovered species Homo luzonensis . In an early migration out of Africa, the incredibly successful Homo erectus made it to China and Indonesia, while it is thought that the more enigmatic Denisovans (a relative of the Neanderthals ) may even have reached the vicinity of Papua New Guinea.

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