SpaceX Falcon Accident Investigation Points to Breach in Rocket's Helium System
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes Sept. 1 during fueling operation in preparation for a static-fire test. Credit: USLaunchReport.com video WASHINGTON — Investigators have traced the explosion that destroyed a SpaceX Falcon 9 on the pad Sept. 1 to a "large breach" in the helium system in the rocket's second stage, although the root cause of the accident remains unknown. In a Sept. 23 update, the first released by the company in nearly three weeks, SpaceX said that an accident investig..>> view originalHow satellites are helping decode human-caused earthquakes
An international team of researchers recently determined that the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Timpson, Texas in 2012, the largest earthquake ever measured in the state, was caused by fracking and the subsequent wastewater injection process.Using satellite data from the Japanese Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS), the research team observed changes in the height of the ground above several fracking wastewater wells. The study, which was published Thursday in Science, may also hold ..>> view originalMystery solved: Melatonin makes these fish sing at night
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Sep 25, 2016 04:00 AM EDT Pluto may no longer be considered as an actual planet but it has earned a place for itself in the Solar System. With interesting attributes, the icy world is still baffling scientists until today. The latest study suggests that salty oceans may be hiding underneath the frozen surface of Pluto. Pluto's icy "heart" was identified during a flyby to the dwarf planet, and is considered as one of the most important discoveries about the body located at the edge of the Sola..>> view originalChina Hunts for Scientific Glory, and Aliens, With New Telescope
“Astronomy is an ultimate expression of ‘pure’ science that has little immediate practical benefits,” Luis C. Ho, the director of the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, said by email. “It is a luxury that only the most advanced economies enjoy.”China’s history of subjugation to the West in previous centuries reinforced the belief that scientific prowess is essential for any modern power. And studying the heavens was, after all, an area where China excelled in a..>> view original
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