Canberra (AFP) Aug 20, 2024
Australia and Indonesia cemented a landmark new defence pact Tuesday, pledging closer cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region as a new leader prepares to take over in Jakarta.
The pact - which includes provisions for joint drills and deployments to each country - was unveiled during Indonesian defence minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto's visit to Canberra.
Prabowo takes the r
London, UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
Mature forests play an essential role in addressing climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and storing it in new wood, according to a recent study.
The research reveals that older trees significantly increase their woody biomass production in response to higher atmospheric CO2 levels, challenging the existing belief that mature forests cannot adapt to elevated
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2024
Philippine ships sustained serious damage Monday in pre-dawn collisions with Chinese vessels near a disputed reef, Manila's coast guard said, as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims in the South China Sea.
China and the Philippines have had repeated confrontations in the waters in recent months, including around a warship grounded years ago by Manila on the contested Second Thomas Sho
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Russia and Belarus this week, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Monday.
Li's visit comes as China and Russia ramp up economic cooperation and diplomatic contacts.
"Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Russia relations have eliminated external interference and maintained healthy and stable development," foreign ministry spokesp
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
A University of Central Florida (UCF) researcher has created an innovative technology designed to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and transform it into valuable fuels and chemicals, potentially mitigating the environmental impact of CO2 emissions.
Yang Yang, an associate professor at UCF's NanoScience Technology Center, has developed a device that utilizes a microsurface composed of a tin oxi
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have developed an innovative adaptive 3D printing system capable of identifying and positioning organisms, streamlining processes in bioimaging, cryopreservation, and device integration. This pioneering technology aims to reduce both time and cost in various scientific applications.
Published in 'Advanced Science', the study highlights
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
While the U.S. federal government has set non-binding clean energy targets, most economically advanced nations have implemented mandatory policies to increase renewable electricity production. In the absence of an enforceable federal mandate in the U.S., individual states have developed their own renewable energy regulations.
Researchers Marilyn Brown, Regents' and Brook Byers Professor of
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
Amid a summer marked by severe heat waves across the Western United States, concerns over potential rotating power outages and surging electricity demand have resurfaced. New research from the Climate and Energy Policy Program at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment suggests that if utilities in the region expanded their current electricity-sharing agreements, they could decrease the
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
Claims by large corporations of achieving carbon reduction or even carbon neutrality are increasingly under scrutiny, with a new study suggesting these assertions may not hold up to closer examination.
In a study published in 'Nature Communications', researchers from Kyoto University have found that the 20 companies retiring the most carbon offsets from the voluntary carbon market (VCM) ov
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Two researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have identified a previously unknown type of electromagnetic wave, termed a "whistler," which plays a significant role in transporting lightning energy to Earth's magnetosphere.
Vikas Sonwalkar, a professor emeritus, and Amani Reddy, an assistant professor, have discovered this new wave, which channels lightning energy into the ionosp
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
A recent study has highlighted the advancements in smartphone positioning technology, specifically examining the multi-frequency Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) capabilities of the Redmi K60 Ultra. The research underscores major improvements in positioning accuracy, speed, and reliability, representing a key development in the field of high-precision navigation for consumer devices.
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations, has successfully launched four new SAR satellites, further expanding the world's largest SAR constellation. The launch took place on August 16, 2024, aboard SpaceX's Transporter-11 Rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. The satellites, integrated via Exolaunch, have already established
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a detailed image of UGC 4879, a dwarf irregular galaxy also known as VV124. The high-resolution capabilities of Hubble allow astronomers to observe individual stars within the galaxy, even in its most densely populated regions. This detailed view aids in accurately determining the galaxy's distance and analyzing the composition and age of its stars.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
Researchers using the Solar Occultation in the Infrared (SOIR) instrument aboard the European Space Agency's Venus Express probe have observed a significant and unexpected increase in the deuterium to hydrogen ratio (HDO/H2O) in Venus' mesosphere. This discovery adds a new layer of complexity to our understanding of Venus' water history, raising questions about whether the planet may have once h
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
A new analysis of archival data reveals shocked gas in the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young star TW Hydrae. This discovery hints at the presence of a 4-Earth-mass planet and gives researchers a rare opportunity to study the earliest stages of planet formation.
Baby planets form in disks surrounding young stars, but the details of this process remain unclear - especially because th
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Geoscientists from the University of Cologne have led an international research team in pinpointing the origins of the asteroid responsible for the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago. By examining samples from the boundary layer between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods-a time that marked Earth's last major mass extinction-the researchers identified the
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2024
NASA has granted $1.25 million to three U.S. teams during the final round of the Deep Space Food Challenge, recognizing their pioneering technologies designed to produce safe, nutritious, and flavorful food for long-term space missions.
These innovative food production systems aim to support the sustainability of food supplies for future space exploration, including NASA's Artemis missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
In the future, teams of smaller satellites, referred to by scientists as a "swarm," may collaborate to offer enhanced accuracy, agility, and autonomy, replacing large, costly individual space satellites. Researchers at Stanford University's Space Rendezvous Lab are at the forefront of this development, having recently completed the inaugural in-orbit test of a prototype system that navigates a s
Washington (AFP) Aug 20, 2024
Four members of a SpaceX mission that will carry out the first ever private spacewalk arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of their takeoff next week.
The five-day expedition, named Polaris Dawn, will be led by US billionaire Jared Isaacman, who already chartered the first all-civilian orbital spaceflight in 2021, called Inspiration4.
"It's been two and a half years since we announced the
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 20, 2024
SpaceX debuted a new Falcon 9 first stage booster as it launched a batch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday morning.
The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex in Florida at about 9:20 a.m. EDT, near the end of the launch window, as weather conditions improved. The rocket was carrying 22 Starlink satellites.
Lifting off with a new first stage, the Falcon
Miami FL (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Curiosity didn't kill the cat in this case. Instead, NASA's 1-ton rover, which for the past 12 years has been searching for the building blocks of life on Mars, discovered something never before detected on the red planet: pure sulfur. And it all happened by chance.
While exploring Gediz Vallis, a channel that winds down part of the 3-mile-tall Mount Sharp in the center of the Gale Crater,
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
For years, scientists have modeled planets based on Earth's structure-an iron core, a silicate mantle, and surface water. This model has often been applied to exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. However, "it is only in recent years that we have begun to realize that planets are more complex than we had thought," explains Caroline Dorn, Professor for Exoplanets at ETH Zurich.
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Paris, France (SPX) Aug 21, 2024
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) has achieved a significant milestone by completing the world's first lunar-Earth flyby. This maneuver utilized Earth's gravity to set Juice on a course toward Venus, facilitating its journey to Jupiter by navigating through the inner Solar System.
The spacecraft made its closest approach to the Moon at 23:15 CEST (21:15 UTC) on August 19, followed b
Tommy Vietor and his "Pod Save America" co-hosts were among the first to call on President Biden to end his reelection campaign after Biden's debate against former President Donald Trump earlier this summer. Vietor, a former Obama spokesman, joined CBS News to discuss the DNC, Kamala Harris' campaign and Biden's decision to drop out of the race.
The need for a proactive approach to effectively manage new and emerging pest threats is the driver behind amendments being proposed by Bay of Plenty Regional Council to the Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP).
