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Associated Press historical news archive articles dating back to 1985.

There are two large sinkholes in West Texas, both near the town of Wink. These sinkholes are growing and are thought to be the result of destabilized ground caused by oil production in the area. A new study shows that Wink is not the only part of West Texas that suffers from shaky terrain.

The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 spacecraft will be a test bed for future missions wanting to use solar sails — including NASA’s proposed Near-Earth Asteroid Scout cubesat.

Watching this closely.

After it emerged a huge ‘fountain of magma’ has been discovered under the supervolcano we take a look at the catastrophic effects it could have if it blows

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Continue reading “What would happen if the Yellowstone volcano erupted? How catastrophic blast could impact the world” »

A full-scale demonstrator of the thrust chamber for an upper-stage rocket engine incorporating the newest propulsion technologies is being prepared for its first hot firing.

The Expander-cycle Technology Integrated Demonstrator, or ETID, has arrived at the DLR German Aerospace Center test facility in Lampoldshausen for tests. It will help to prove new technologies, materials and manufacturing techniques that offer higher performance at lower cost for Europe’s future launchers.

ETID is a precursor of the next generation of 10-tonne rocket engines. Some of the technologies could also be used on upgrades to the existing Vinci, which powers the upper stage of Ariane 6.

Continue reading “ESA proves new technologies to power future launchers” »

Today’s (March 21) Google Doodle honors the Mexican astronomer Guillermo Haro, who would have been 105 today.

His signature discovery was the Herbig-Haro object, a celestial phenomenon named after Haro and the American astronomer George Herbig, who was researching the same occurrences at around the same time.

Herbig-Haro objects are jets of gas and other matter erupting from newly formed stars which collide with the gas and dust around them at the speed of several hundreds of kilometers a second.

Continue reading “Photos: The violent beauty of Herbig-Haro objects, the eruptions of newly-formed stars” »

Scientists propose reflecting sun’s rays with salt.

Interesting.

Guillermo Haro was a Mexican astronomer. He was the first person elected to the Royal Astronomical Society from a developing country. He is portrayed on Google Doodle on 21 March 2018, commemorating his 105th birthday.