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Space set to keep people safer during emergencies

Space set to keep people safer during emergencies

[ad_1] Applications 12/10/2023 1422 views 62 likes Governments and international disaster response teams have long relied on satellites to assess the impacts of disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. Now ESA has partnered with ICEYE, a Finnish microsatellite...

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Planets 101: What they are and how they form

Planets 101: What they are and how they form

[ad_1] Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. Credit: NASA. Since the dawn of human civilization, planets have captivated our collective imagination. These cosmic wanderers – sweeping across the night sky in breathtaking celestial choreography – continue to inspire...

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An Exoplanet so Hot it has Clouds Made of Quartz

An Exoplanet so Hot it has Clouds Made of Quartz

[ad_1] A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters used data obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to identify the presence of quartz nanocrystals in the upper atmosphere of WASP-17 b, an exoplanet whose...

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Satnav test on remote island lab

Satnav test on remote island lab

[ad_1] Applications 17/10/2023 1431 views 44 likes ESA’s navigation testbed vehicle participated in a campaign organised by Norwegian governmental authorities to assess the impact of jamming and spoofing on satnav systems and test innovative technologies for detection...

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Protostars Can Siphon Material from Far Away

Protostars Can Siphon Material from Far Away

[ad_1] When stars are born, they do it inside a molecular cloud. Astronomers long assumed that the “crèche” supplied all the nutrients that protostars needed to form. However, it turns out they get help from outside the nest. A new study by scientists at the Max...

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