I can only assume that's how it felt last month, when technicians were working on NASA's new space telescope and a very important clamp suddenly unclamped , sending vibrations coursing through the entire instrument.
Despite the rogue clamp, the telescope was still very much intact. But engineers had to run extra tests to make sure that the unexpected jolt had not damaged any of its components.
Asteroid-sample return shows water on its rocks' surface | Ars Technica
About a decade ago, we were surprised to discover that there's a fair amount of water on the surface of the Moon . Given that the Moon has no atmosphere and receives enough solar radiation to boil any water off, how that water got there wasn't clear.
Fast-forward a decade and we now have asteroid samples brought back to Earth by two different probes. Working with some of the material obtained by Japan's Hayabusa mission, researchers have found a thin, water-rich layer is present there, too, consistent with being put in place by the solar wind.
NASA Scientists: SpaceX Starship "Revolutionary" for Exploring Solar System
NASA scientists are really starting to get fired up about the idea of SpaceX's Starship, a massive spacecraft with the goal of lugging unprecedented amounts of cargo and passengers to distant corners of our solar system, Ars Technica 's Eric Berger reports .
"You can really take advantage of the Starship architecture and get to the outer Solar System in ways we haven't thought about before," NASA research scientist Jennifer Heldmann told Berger. "It could provide a revolutionary new way of exploring these worlds."
Mega-comet lurks our solar system, spewing carbon monoxide • The Register
Not only is comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein the largest of its kind known, it's also one of the most active, distant comets, likely spewing plumes of gas further out from the Sun than expected.
The object, code-named C/2014 UN 271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) or just comet BB, was first spotted in 2014. It was tentatively considered a minor planet, meaning it could be an asteroid, a trans-Neptunian object, or even a dwarf planet.
Researchers trial thin-film floating solar system for offshore applications - PV Tech
The economic viability of deploying thin-film floating solar systems at offshore locations is being explored by a new collaborative study in the Netherlands.
A pilot system has been installed at a lake near Rotterdam by a consortium led by research organisation TNO, which will also look at the energy yield of the flexible solar panels, the behaviour of the floating units when faced with waves and strong winds, and the growth of organic material on the
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What Saturday's Total Solar Eclipse In Antarctica Will Look From The Moon's South Pole (And Why
That's despite this permanently shadowed 12.5 miles/21 kilometer-diameter crater being cosmically cold.
Shackleton Crater is almost coincident with the Moon's South Pole. Close by are Amundsen Crater and Scott Crater.
Shackleton Crater is special because it's thought to host water ice in its permanent shadowed areas. It could therefore one day host lunar bases, as suggested by the recent Apple TV show For All Mankind .
County adopts automated permitting tool for solar | Press Releases | Media & Outreach |
Santa Rosa, CA – December 1, 2021 – This week, Sonoma County became the first county in California to launch SolarAPP+, an automated application for permitting new residential rooftop solar and storage systems.
Lowering the cost and increasing the speed of rooftop solar installation will have a significant impact on a system's cost. The installation currently costs twice as much in the United States as in countries such as Australia or Germany , despite similar wages and equipment costs.
This doomed alien planet has a year that lasts just 16 hours — it's only getting faster |
Astronomers have broken yet another record, spotting a new gas giant with the shortest known orbit. The world takes just 16 hours to circle its star — but someday, the dance may come to an abrupt end.
The newly announced exoplanet belongs to a category scientists refer to as "hot Jupiters." These worlds are built more or less like our solar system's behemoth, but orbit much closer to their stars, hence the nickname.
Daily News Wrap-Up: ITI Installs a 100 kW Rooftop Solar System In Lucknow - Mercom India
ITI Limited inaugurated a 100 kW capacity captive rooftop solar power project in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. This rooftop project has been set up using solar panels, which have been manufactured at ITI's solar panel manufacturing facility.
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL) to provide its techno-financial expertise in developing renewable energy projects and fundraising.
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