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Want an interchangeable naval force? Expand foreign exchanges.
This is the fourth commentary in a multipart series exploring ways to strengthen the U.S. Navy’s fleet. The first part is here, the second...
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch NASA’s PACE mission on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX is preparing to launch its second NASA mission of the year on Tuesday morning. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Earth-observing spacecraft PACE...
SpaceX: strong ground winds force second scrub for launching NASA’s PACE spacecraft
Update 5:45 p.m. EST: SpaceX and NASA scrubbed the launch due to strong ground winds.
SpaceX is preparing to launch its second NASA mission of...
Live coverage: Weather 95 percent ‘Go’ for launch of NASA’s PACE mission
Update 10:39 a.m. EST: The 45th Weather Squadron, part of Space Launch Delta 45, said Wednesday morning that weather is 95 percent favorable for...
NASA’s PACE mission aims to vastly increase understanding of the oceans, atmosphere
From the oceans to the atmosphere, there’s still quite a bit we don’t understand about our planet. NASA’s latest Earth-observing spacecraft hopes to greatly...
Engineers unmask nanoplastics in oceans for the first time, revealing their true shapes and chemistry
Feb 01, 2024
(Nanowerk News) Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year. The sun’s ultraviolet light and ocean turbulence break down...
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In January: Humanoids, AI Relationships And Cleaning Up Space
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our year-end...
Lawmakers seek national coordination, support for maritime industry
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling for a national investment in the maritime industry, asking the White House to coordinate between...
How Much Life Has Ever Existed on Earth, and How Much Ever Will?
All organisms are made of living cells. While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the first cells came to exist, geologists’ best estimates...
Why Nautical Investors Are Pouring Capital Into Better, Lower-Carbon Ships And Boats
Most of us spend our days on dry land and devote little thought to boats, ships, and their associated propulsion systems and carbon footprints.
If...
ABI shows promise for methane monitoring
BALTIMORE – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) constellation could provide valuable data on methane emissions.
With imagery from the...
Janna Levin: Why I’m Co-Hosting the Joy of Why Podcast | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionWhat a joy — pun intended — to co-host season 3 of The Joy of Why alongside (metaphorically if not physically in space or...
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