social.stefan-muenz.de
Climate emissions shrinking the stratosphere
A stark signal of the climate emergency and the planetary-scale influence that humanity now exertsHumanity's enormous emissions of greenhouse gases are shrinking the stratosphere.
The thickness of the atmospheric layer has contracted by 400 metres since the 1980s, and will thin by about another kilometre by 2080.
#ClimateCrisis #Stratosphere #Science #OMGClimate emissions shrinking the stratosphere, scientists reveal
Exclusive: Thinning indicates profound impact of humans and could affect satellites and GPSwww.theguardian.com
A stark signal of the climate emergency and the planetary-scale influence that humanity now exertsHumanity's enormous emissions of greenhouse gases are shrinking the stratosphere.
Exclusive: Thinning indicates profound impact of humans and could affect satellites and GPSwww.theguardian.com
Webb’s golden mirror wings open one last time on Earth
Image:
The world’s most powerful space science telescope has opened its primary mirror for the last time on Earth.
As part of the international James Webb Space Telescope’s final tests, the 6.5 meter (21 feet 4 inch) mirror was commanded to fully expand and lock itself into place, just like it would in space. The conclusion of this test represents the team’s final checkpoint in a long series of tests designed to ensure Webb’s 18 hexagonal mirrors are prepared for a long journey in space, and a life of profound discovery. After this, all of Webb’s many movable parts will have confirmed in testing that they can perform their intended operations after being exposed to the expected launch environment.
Making the testing conditions close to what Webb will experience in space helps to ensure the observatory is fully prepared for its science mission one million miles away from Earth.
Commands to unlatch and deploy the side panels of the mirror were relayed from Webb’s testing control room at Northrop Grumman, in Redondo Beach, California. The software instructions sent, and the mechanisms that operated are the same as those used in space. Special gravity offsetting equipment was attached to Webb to simulate the zero-gravity environment in which its complex mechanisms will operate. All of the final thermal blanketing and innovative shielding designed to protect its mirrors and instruments from interference were in place during testing.
Read more.
Webb is an international partnership between NASA, ESA and CSA. The telescope will launch on an Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2Webb’s golden mirror wings open one last time on Earth
Webb’s golden mirror wings open one last time on Earthwww.esa.int
Image:
Webb’s golden mirror wings open one last time on Earthwww.esa.int
So the Pluspora pod may be closing!?!? I've found a new home so I'm posting a new intro...
I'm not #newhere just from a new pod. I am currently one of the #CheckIn hosts and my interests are #dogs, #science, #science-fiction, #Canada. I'm also really into #tech and revisiting things I used to do as a youth...like maybe playing the recorder just because.
And now this...Canadian Cobra Chickens
YouTube: Ozzy Man Reviews: Canadian Cobra Chickens (Ozzy Man Reviews)
So the Pluspora pod may be closing!?!? I've found a new home so I'm posting a new intro...
I'm not #newhere just from a new pod. I am currently one of the #CheckIn hosts and my interests are #dogs, #science, #science-fiction, #Canada. I'm also really into #tech and revisiting things I used to do as a youth...like maybe playing the recorder just because.
And now this...Canadian Cobra ChickensYouTube: Ozzy Man Reviews: Canadian Cobra Chickens (Ozzy Man Reviews)
The Most #Popular #Girl in #School
source: https://abstrusegoose.com/44
#humor #funny #comedy #comic #nerd #nerdy #science #maths #mathematicsAbstruse Goose | The Most Popular Girl in School
This webcomic tastes like happiness.abstrusegoose.com
Earth temperature on a timeline
(Warning: Oversized picture)
It's getting hot...
#Earth #climate #climatechange #science #timeline #temperature #forschung #wissenschaft #Klimawandel
The Most #Popular #Girl in #School
source: https://abstrusegoose.com/44
#humor #funny #comedy #comic #nerd #nerdy #science #maths #mathematicsAbstruse Goose | The Most Popular Girl in School
This webcomic tastes like happiness.abstrusegoose.com
Study: Using Apple's Night Shift To Improve Your Sleep? Don't Bother
#science #news #technologyStudy: Using Apple's Night Shift To Improve Your Sleep? Don't Bother - Slashdot
Researchers at Brigham Young University conducted a study to see how much blue-light-reducing features like Apple's Night Shift improve sleep quality. Their conclusion? Night Shift doesn't help at all. From a report: In the study, which was published in Sleep Health, the BYU researchers assessed the...science.slashdot.org
Study: Using Apple's Night Shift To Improve Your Sleep? Don't Bother
#science #news #technologyStudy: Using Apple's Night Shift To Improve Your Sleep? Don't Bother - Slashdot
Researchers at Brigham Young University conducted a study to see how much blue-light-reducing features like Apple's Night Shift improve sleep quality. Their conclusion? Night Shift doesn't help at all. From a report: In the study, which was published in Sleep Health, the BYU researchers assessed the...science.slashdot.org
Researchers at Brigham Young University conducted a study to see how much blue-light-reducing features like Apple's Night Shift improve sleep quality. Their conclusion? Night Shift doesn't help at all. From a report: In the study, which was published in Sleep Health, the BYU researchers assessed the...science.slashdot.org
#Science. (6 photos)
How the Man Who Invented Xbox Baked a 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Sourdough
It took three experts, two museums, and one clay pot to bake a truly ancient loaf.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-bread-did-ancient-egyptians-eat
Dieses Resultat sollten all jenen zu denken geben, die probieren, die Ansicht von anderen Menschen nur mit dem Hinweis auf Fakten zu ändern. (...) Echte Überzeugungsarbeit braucht mehr als nur die richtige Formel.#scienceFreistetters Formelwelt: Wann Fakten nicht mehr zählen
Die meisten Menschen können eigentlich ganz passabel rechnen - aber nicht immerwww.spektrum.de
Dieses Resultat sollten all jenen zu denken geben, die probieren, die Ansicht von anderen Menschen nur mit dem Hinweis auf Fakten zu ändern. (...) Echte Überzeugungsarbeit braucht mehr als nur die richtige Formel.#science
Die meisten Menschen können eigentlich ganz passabel rechnen - aber nicht immerwww.spektrum.de
#Science. (2 photos)
This adorable new toadlet has glowing bones
It's a wonderful addition to the Brachycephalus family.
https://www.popsci.com/story/animals/pumpkin-toadlet-new-species/
Hey everyone, I’m #newhere. I’m interested in #computers, #history, #poetry, #psychology, #science, #technology, and #writing.
Lessons learnt from simulated strike
In an alternate reality playing out at this year’s international Planetary Defense Conference, a fictional asteroid crashes over Europe, 'destroying' a region about 100 km wide near the Czech Republic and German border. The scenario was imagined, but the people who took part are very real, and the lessons learnt will shape our ability to respond to dangerous asteroids for years to come.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2Lessons learnt from simulated strike
In an alternate reality playing out at this year’s international Planetary Defense Conference, a fictional asteroid crashes over Europe, 'destroying' a region about 100 km wide near the Czech Republic and German border. The scenario was imagined, but the people who took part are very real, and the lessons learnt will shape our ability to respond to dangerous asteroids for years to come.www.esa.int
In an alternate reality playing out at this year’s international Planetary Defense Conference, a fictional asteroid crashes over Europe, 'destroying' a region about 100 km wide near the Czech Republic and German border. The scenario was imagined, but the people who took part are very real, and the lessons learnt will shape our ability to respond to dangerous asteroids for years to come.www.esa.int
This video is just so mesmerizing. Watching liquid rock flow and splash knowing the temperature and processes involved is awe inspiring to me. #Science
#Science. (3 photos)
What Do California Otters and Virginia Opossums Have In Common?
A pathogen that doesn’t care about social-distancing rules.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sea-otters-opossums-social-distancing
We have two pieces of news about the Gamaleya Institute's "Sputnik-V" vaccine today. Neither of them are going to be enjoyable to go into. First off, many may have heard that the Brazilian regulatory authorities had a hearing yesterday to see if this vaccine would be approved for use there. Theyblogs.sciencemag.org
Forest measuring satellite passes tests with flying colours
With challenges imposed by the Covid pandemic, engineers building and testing ESA’s Biomass satellite have had to come up with some clever working methods to keep on track whilst adhering to safety rules. The result is that the satellite structure is not only complete, but has also undergone a series of demanding tests to ensure it will withstand the rigours of liftoff – all bringing the launch of this extraordinary forest carbon mapping mission one step closer.
#earth #science #space #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2Forest measuring satellite passes tests with flying colours
With challenges imposed by the Covid pandemic, engineers building and testing ESA’s Biomass satellite have had to come up with some clever working methods to keep on track whilst adhering to safety rules. The result is that the satellite structure is not only complete, but has also undergone a series of demanding tests to ensure it will withstand the rigours of liftoff – all bringing the launch of this extraordinary forest carbon mapping mission one step closer.www.esa.int
With challenges imposed by the Covid pandemic, engineers building and testing ESA’s Biomass satellite have had to come up with some clever working methods to keep on track whilst adhering to safety rules. The result is that the satellite structure is not only complete, but has also undergone a series of demanding tests to ensure it will withstand the rigours of liftoff – all bringing the launch of this extraordinary forest carbon mapping mission one step closer.www.esa.int
ESA to live tweet asteroid impact exercise
For almost a decade, world asteroid experts have been meeting every two years at the Planetary Defense Conference and pretending an asteroid impact is imminent. Why? To prepare for the unlikely – but plausible – scenario in which this comes true.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2ESA to live tweet asteroid impact exercise
For almost a decade, world asteroid experts have been meeting every two years at the Planetary Defense Conference and pretending an asteroid impact is imminent. Why? To prepare for the unlikely – but plausible – scenario in which this comes true.www.esa.int
For almost a decade, world asteroid experts have been meeting every two years at the Planetary Defense Conference and pretending an asteroid impact is imminent. Why? To prepare for the unlikely – but plausible – scenario in which this comes true.www.esa.int
#science #physics #acronym
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-enhanced_nuclear_induction_spectroscopyProton-enhanced nuclear induction spectroscopy (PENIS), also called cross-polarisation (CP), is a nuclear magnetic resonance technique invented by Michael Gibby and Alexander Pines (who named it specifically for the inappropriate acronym) while they were graduate students in the lab of Professor John S. Waugh at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Proton-enhanced nuclear induction spectroscopy (PENIS), also called cross-polarisation (CP), is a nuclear magnetic resonance technique invented by Michael Gibby and Alexander Pines (who named it specifically for the inappropriate acronym) while they were graduate students in the lab of Professor John S. Waugh at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
A Southern California high school junior has built a low-cost seismometer device that delivers earthquake early warnings for homes and businesses. Costing less than $100 for her to make today, the seismometer could someday be a regular household safety device akin to a smart smoke detector, says its inventor Vivien He.phys.org
