Submission + - How many times to you fart each day? (sciencedaily.com)
thephydes writes: Just goes to show that Science rocks!
Submission Summary: 0 pending, 5 declined, 6 accepted (11 total, 54.55% accepted)
Submission + - US Congress to open another UAP (UFO) hearing (space.com)
thephydes writes: The hearing will go ahead on November 13th at 11.30ET (16.30GMT)
Apparently it will "further pull back the curtain on secret UAP research programs conducted by the U.S. government, and undisclosed findings they have yielded,"
It's driven by two republicans, Nancy Mace and Glenn Grothman, who say:
"Americans deserve to understand what the government has learned about UAP sightings, and the nature of any potential threats these phenomena pose. We can only ensure that understanding by providing consistent, systemic transparency. We look forward to hearing from expert witnesses on ways to shed more light and bring greater accountability to this issue,"
Apparently it will "further pull back the curtain on secret UAP research programs conducted by the U.S. government, and undisclosed findings they have yielded,"
It's driven by two republicans, Nancy Mace and Glenn Grothman, who say:
"Americans deserve to understand what the government has learned about UAP sightings, and the nature of any potential threats these phenomena pose. We can only ensure that understanding by providing consistent, systemic transparency. We look forward to hearing from expert witnesses on ways to shed more light and bring greater accountability to this issue,"
Submission + - Mars hit by around 300 basketball sized meteorites each year
thephydes writes: Analysis of data collected from the Mars Insight lander mission — which ended in 2022 — suggests that around 300 basketball sized meteorites strike Mars each year.
https://www.nature.com/article...
The analysis was carried out by scientists at the Imperial College London and ETH Zurich.
It found that these meteorites can produce craters larger than 3m in diameter.
A report on this study in The Register says of the analysis of marsquakes:
"The rate of these marsquakes, which were detected by InSight’s ‘seismometer’ – an instrument capable of measuring the slightest ground movements – exceeds previous estimates based on satellite images of Mars’ surface."
https://www.nature.com/article...
The analysis was carried out by scientists at the Imperial College London and ETH Zurich.
It found that these meteorites can produce craters larger than 3m in diameter.
A report on this study in The Register says of the analysis of marsquakes:
"The rate of these marsquakes, which were detected by InSight’s ‘seismometer’ – an instrument capable of measuring the slightest ground movements – exceeds previous estimates based on satellite images of Mars’ surface."
Submission + - SHELOC back online (nasa.gov)
thephydes writes: JPL has announced that the SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals) on the Perseverance Rover has been brought back online.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/...
“Six months of running diagnostics, testing, imagery and data analysis, troubleshooting, and retesting couldn’t come with a better conclusion,” said SHERLOC principal investigator Kevin Hand of JPL.
The original description of SHERLOC says : Mounted on the rover's robotic arm, SHERLOC uses cameras, spectrometers, and a laser to search for organics and minerals that have been altered by watery environments and may be signs of past microbial life. In addition to its black-and-white context camera, SHERLOC is assisted by WATSON, a color camera for taking close-up images of rock grains and surface textures.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/...
“Six months of running diagnostics, testing, imagery and data analysis, troubleshooting, and retesting couldn’t come with a better conclusion,” said SHERLOC principal investigator Kevin Hand of JPL.
The original description of SHERLOC says : Mounted on the rover's robotic arm, SHERLOC uses cameras, spectrometers, and a laser to search for organics and minerals that have been altered by watery environments and may be signs of past microbial life. In addition to its black-and-white context camera, SHERLOC is assisted by WATSON, a color camera for taking close-up images of rock grains and surface textures.
Submission + - Is there life on Enceladus?
thephydes writes: Enceladus is one of 146 moons of Saturn — discovered in1789 by William Herschel. It does have the potential to host life as we know it, according to Prof Michelle Dougherty.
“Enceladus has three key ingredients that are considered to be essential for the appearance of life,” said astronomer Prof Michele Dougherty of Imperial College London. “It has got liquid water, organic material and a source of heat. That combination makes it my favourite moon in the whole solar system.”
To investigate this possibility, ESA is considering a mission to more closely study the moon.
https://www.theguardian.com/sc...
“Enceladus has three key ingredients that are considered to be essential for the appearance of life,” said astronomer Prof Michele Dougherty of Imperial College London. “It has got liquid water, organic material and a source of heat. That combination makes it my favourite moon in the whole solar system.”
To investigate this possibility, ESA is considering a mission to more closely study the moon.
https://www.theguardian.com/sc...
Submission + - New volcanic island off Japan (japantimes.co.jp)
thephydes writes: Japanese Coast Guard said on Monday that a new ivolcanic sland has appeared about 1200km south of Tokyo
"The new island is C-shaped with a diameter of approximately 1 kilometer. It was discovered after the volcano some 50 km south of Iwo Jima, part of the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, started erupting on Friday."
"The new island is C-shaped with a diameter of approximately 1 kilometer. It was discovered after the volcano some 50 km south of Iwo Jima, part of the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, started erupting on Friday."
Submission + - US "in denial" over poor Maths standards (bbc.com)
thephydes writes: "The maths skills of teenagers in parts of the deep south of the United States are worse than in countries such as Turkey and barely above South American countries such as Chile and Mexico."
Submission + - Windows will beat Linux threat, say academics
thephydes writes: Major customers such as governments and large corporations are critical if Linux is ever to knock out the Windows monopoly, according to an upcoming economic study authored by two Harvard faculty members.
http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?news ID=6841
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