Planet Earth Working on 3 Mars Landers to Follow InSight
U.S. News & World Report–Dec 1, 2018
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As Mars’ newest resident settles in, Planet Earth is working on three more landers and at least two orbiters to …
Prized ‘Rare Earth‘ Minerals Feel Scorch of Tariffs
Wall Street Journal–Nov 29, 2018
Six months after a hedge fund controlled by 40-year-old financier James Litinsky became majority owner of the Mountain Pass mine and …
First sun-dimming experiment will test a way to cool Earth
Nature.com–Nov 27, 2018
Researchers plan to spray sunlight-reflecting particles into the stratosphere, an approach that could ultimately be used to quickly lower the …
Self-Driving Car Returns to Earth
Wall Street Journal–Nov 30, 2018
This column got interested in self-driving cars back in 2008, for two reasons. One was the success of the Pentagon’s “urban challenge,” won by …
Creepy orange ‘airglow’ surrounds the Earth
Fox News–Nov 7, 2018
No, you’re not looking at a strange alien planet or the Earth through an … times fainter than sunlight, according to a 2012 article from NASA.
A voyage to map Earth’s polar ice from the skies — in pictures
Nature.com–Nov 21, 2018
The largest airborne survey of the frozen poles is now almost complete as a satellite takes over. Nature joins one of its last — and most …
China set to launch first-ever spacecraft to the far side of the Moon
Nature.com–Nov 30, 2018
Chang’e-4 mission will test plant growth on the Moon, and listen for radio emissions normally blocked by Earth’s atmosphere.
Psychology of climate change: Why people deny the evidence
The Weather Network–14 hours ago
The message seems to be clear: Earth’s climate is rapidly changing as a result of human activity. So how is it that some people are still reluctant …
Life on Earth to have its DNA analysed in the name of conservation
Nature.com–Nov 6, 2018
Called the Earth BioGenome Project, the effort is seeking funding to help it get off the ground. It is asking for US$4.7 billion to sequence all 1.35 …
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Magnetic Sun Storms Could Hold the Secret to Natural Gas Prices
Bloomberg–Dec 1, 2018
To understand it, think of the sun’s magnetic field as a sort of umbrella for Earth, said Scott McIntosh, director of the High Altitude Observatory at …
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