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United Launch Alliance deploys Vulcan pathfinder for refueling tests

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[ad_1] The United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan pathfinder was deployed to SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral for tank tests as part of an ongoing campaign in preparation for the rocket’s maiden flight. While this booster isn’t the first to fly, its Pathfinder BE-4 engines will be replaced with flight engines once testing is complete to support a … Read more

Helicopter sees potential for Rover Road to come

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[ad_1] They used the images of the rotorcraft to look for signs of layered sedimentary rock that may have been deposited in the water, intriguing rock outcrops accessible to the rover, and safe routes the rover could take to enter and exit the area. “From a scientific standpoint, these images of South Seítah are the … Read more

The hot crisis and how to avoid it

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[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public domain It’s rare for a preteen to fall in love with thermodynamics, but those who are passionate about such a passion may consider themselves lucky to find themselves in a place like MIT. Madhumitha Ravichandran certainly does. A PhD student in nuclear science and engineering (NSE), Ravichandran first discovered the laws … Read more

The International Space Station could be followed by commercial space stations after 2030, according to NASA

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[ad_1] COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – NASA hopes commercial space stations will orbit Earth once the International Space Station finally retires, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, at the 36th Space Symposium. The space station, which was completed in 2011, could retire as early as 2024. However, today Nelson revealed that he expects the orbiting lab to last … Read more

LED street lights contribute to decline in insect populations: study

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[ad_1] Man-made nocturnal lights had been identified as a possible factor in the decline of insect populations around the world, but the subject had been under-studied. Street lights, especially those that use white light-emitting diodes (LEDs), not only disrupt the behavior of insects, but are also responsible for the decline in their numbers, a new … Read more

Space Force Says Protecting GPS Is Its Biggest Mission

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[ad_1] Air Force personnel reciting an oath to join the Space Force at Travis Air Force Base in California in February 2021.Photo: Noah berger (PA) In the pantheon of the armed forces, the US Space Force has always been a weird duckling. Its genesis during Donald Trump’s administration did not bode well, much of its … Read more

Hubble Captures Beautiful Image of ‘Einstein’s Ring’ From Distorted Quasar Light

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[ad_1] Einstein’s ring shows light from a distant quasar bent around two galaxies 3.4 billion light years apart. (Image credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgments T. Treu: J. Schmidt) A stunning image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows an “Einstein’s Ring” magnifying light from the depths of the universe. In the image, two galaxies, … Read more

Study demonstrates quantum acceleration of supervised machine learning on new classification task

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[ad_1] Credit: IBM Research In recent years, several computer scientists and physicists have explored the potential of quantum-enhanced machine learning algorithms. As the name suggests, quantum machine learning approaches combine quantum algorithms with machine learning techniques. Most researchers who study quantum machine learning algorithms have tried to figure out if they can solve tasks faster … Read more