Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2020 The launch of the South Korean Earth observation satellite CAS500-1 from the Baikonur space center is scheduled for March 2021, the Glavkosmos Launch Services company said. A Sputnik source in the rocket and space industry said the launch was scheduled for March 20. A contract on manufacturing, adapting and delivering the Fregat booster to the Baikonur spaceport for South Korea’s … Continue reading Russian operator confirms launch date for South Korean satellite from Baikonur

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2020 In 2018, a new aurora-like discovery struck the world. From 2015 to 2016, citizen scientists reported 30 instances of a purple ribbon in the sky, with a green picket fence structure underneath. Now named STEVE, or Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, this phenomenon is still new to scientists, who are working to understand all its details. What they do … Continue reading Aurora-Chasing Citizen Scientists Help Discover A New Feature of STEVE

Washington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2020 Want to study viral infections in real time? Just tune into the live stream. Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a new microscope technology that can be combined with a novel virus-tagging technology to observe viral particles as they invade and replicate inside cells. The breakthrough, detailed Friday in the journal Cell, could help scientists better understand RNA-virhttp://dlvr.it/RlmDft Continue reading Virus live stream will allow scientists to study infections in real-time

Blacksburg VA (SPX) Nov 16, 2020 The African continent is slowly separating into several large and small tectonic blocks along the diverging East African Rift System, continuing to Madagascar – the long island just off the coast of Southeast Africa – that itself will also break apart into smaller islands. These developments will redefine Africa and the Indian Ocean. The finding comes in a new … Continue reading East African Rift System is slowly breaking away, with Madagascar splitting into pieces

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2020 Using NASA satellite imagery and software processing approaches, a group of geoscientists has discovered a landslide-generated tsunami threat in Barry Arm, Alaska, that will likely affect tourists and locals in the surrounding area in the next 20 years. The Barry Arm Glacier has diminished rapidly in the last decade due to climate change, causing the surrounding terrain to become … Continue reading Retreating Glacier Presents Landslide Threat, Tsunami Risk in Alaskan Fjord

Stanford CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2020 Vibrations travel through our planet in waves, like chords ringing out from a strummed guitar. Earthquakes, volcanoes and the bustle of human activity excite some of these seismic waves. Many more reverberate from wind-driven ocean storms. As storms churn the world’s seas, wind-whipped waves at the surface interact in a unique way that produces piston-like thumps of pressure on … Continue reading Love waves from the ocean floor

Los Alamos NM (SPX) Nov 13, 2020 Two new studies looking at the brightest lightning events on Earth have investigated how these rare superbolts originate and find they are distinct from normal lightning flashes. The new findings could help scientists better understand these mysterious strokes and inform safety efforts, such as public advisories and engineering guidance. The studies analyzed lightning events spotted by orbhttp://dlvr.it/RlfF3B Continue reading New studies shine light on bright lightning superbolts

N’Djamena (AFP) Nov 12, 2020 Aid chiefs on Thursday called for emergency help for some 11,500 people displaced by floods in the Chadian capital N’Djamena since August. Floods have hit the city’s ninth district, on its southern fringes, after the swollen Chari river burst through dikes, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. “It is now urgent that we scale up efforts to quickly provide … Continue reading Call for emergency help for flood-stricken Chad

Online shoppers face myriad basic obstacles, including not being able to complete a purchase transaction. Research by customer engagement firm goMoxie shows that consumers across all ages, genders, and regions in the U.S. struggle to complete basic tasks on retail websites. Most are more likely to abandon the experience or switch to a competitor rather than seek assistance.http://dlvr.it/RlfDzv Continue reading Consumers of All Ages Still Struggle on E-Commerce Sites

Paris (ESA) Nov 11, 2020 As preparations for the launch of SEOSAT-Ingenio continue on schedule, the team at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou have bid farewell to the satellite as it was sealed inside the rocket fairing. The spacecraft is currently scheduled to launch on the evening of Monday 16 November/morning of Tuesday 17 November. SEOSAT-Ingenio, the new Spanish high-resolution land imaging mission, carries a stathttp://dlvr.it/RlZQtG Continue reading SEOSAT-Ingenio sealed from view