Humans now control the majority of all fluctuations in surface freshwater on Earth

[ad_1] A regime shift of almost unimaginable magnitude has taken place in the natural world, reflecting humanity’s vast and growing dominance over one of our planet’s most vital resources: fresh water. In what researchers say is the world’s first survey of human impacts on the water cycle, scientists have used satellite measurements from NASA to … Read more

Earth’s oxygen will be gone in 1 billion years | Earth

[ad_1] The oxygen currently in Earth’s atmosphere will be gone in a billion years, scientists say. This image of Earth’s atmosphere was taken from the International Space Station on February 26, 2021. Image via NASA. Take a deep breath. The air that expands your breasts is mainly made up of nitrogen and oxygen, the main … Read more

NASA’s new Mars rover hits the dusty red road

[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA’s new Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer on its first test drive. The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position Thursday, two weeks after touching down on the Red Planet to look for signs of past life. The roundabout, … Read more

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Japanese scientists find water and organic matter on asteroid Itokawa

[ad_1] Scientists have found water and organic matter on the surface of an asteroid sample collected from the solar system – the first time such material has been found on an asteroid. The sample, which was only a single grain, was taken from the asteroid “ Itokawa ” by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (Jaxa) … Read more

Rocket Lab unveils reusable medium-lift neutron rocket

[ad_1] To date, Rocket Lab has successfully launched the first dedicated small satellite launcher, Electron, which CEO Peter Beck said would never be reusable. Then the company managed to recover a first step. Now Beck says Rocket Lab is ready to do something else that he previously said he never would do: build a big … Read more