NASA launches new program to study impact of rising sea levels on the Mississippi River Delta

NASA announces new program to study flooding in the Mississippi River Delta outside of New Orleans, where 5,000 square miles of land has been lost to rising sea levels since the 1930s NASA will travel to Louisiana to study the impact of rising sea levels  The Mississippi River Delta outside New Orleans has been hit … Read more

NASA image reveals remains of an ancient lake that stretched across the Sahara 7,000 years ago

NASA image reveals remains of an ancient lake that stretched 150,000 square miles across the Sahara 7,000 years ago – and it would have been the world’s largest today NASA snapped an image of the area that was once known as the largest lake in the world Known as ‘Mega Chad’, this lake stretched 150,000 … Read more

NASA’s Juno probe reveals the amount of water in Jupiter’s atmosphere is three times that of the sun

NASA’s Juno probe reveals the amount of water in Jupiter’s atmosphere is three times that of the sun suggesting the giant planet was likely the first to form in the Solar System  In 1995, NASA’s Galileo probe found Jupiter was much dryer than the sun Now, Juno used new technology that let it to gather data … Read more

Leiden University’s computer algorithm spots ELEVEN asteroids that could hit Earth

Scientists spot ELEVEN asteroids that could hit Earth triggering ‘unprecedented devastation’ – but were ‘MISSED by NASA software’ Researchers used a supercomputer to model the solar system over 10,000 years Within this model, they next simulated asteroids that would eventually hit Earth The library of fake hazards was used to train an algorithm to spot … Read more

Alien hunters are searching for signatures emitted from ‘interstellar beacons’ using telescopes

If aliens are using an interstellar beacon to contact Earth, scientists at the SETI Institute are going to find it. The team believes advanced lifeforms have placed a transmitter in the center of the galaxy and are developing techniques to detect signatures from the technology. SETI scientist are developing a system that ‘piggybacks’ off the … Read more

Osteoporosis sufferers given hope with vibrating ‘bathroom scales’ developed by Nasa

HEALTH NOTES: Vibrating ‘bathroom scales’ developed by Nasa to stop bone thinning in astronauts offers new hope to osteoporosis sufferers By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 15 February 2020 Technology designed to keep astronauts’ bones strong could be the inspiration for a revolutionary new treatment for … Read more

Osteoporosis sufferers given hope with vibrating ‘bathroom scales’ developed by Nasa

HEALTH NOTES: Vibrating ‘bathroom scales’ developed by Nasa to stop bone thinning in astronauts offers new hope to osteoporosis sufferers By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 15 February 2020 Technology designed to keep astronauts’ bones strong could be the inspiration for a revolutionary new treatment for … Read more

The photographs by Eleonora Costi that show Lanzarote in all its otherworldly beauty

Red dunes, a green lagoon and vineyards in black volcanic soil: The incredible images that show Lanzarote in all its otherworldly beauty Photos showcase the island’s varied topography, from black beaches and azure waters to epic volcanic zones They were taken by photographer Eleonora Costi, who described it as ‘unlike anywhere else on the planet’   … Read more