#NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air

#NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air

“#NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air” NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen, the US space agency said on Wednesday. The unprecedented extraction of oxygen, literally out of thin air on Mars, was achieved Tuesday by an…

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#Astronomers announce unprecedented data on famous supermassive black hole

#Astronomers announce unprecedented data on famous supermassive black hole

“#Astronomers announce unprecedented data on famous supermassive black hole” New data released by a team of hundreds of international scientists offers a more comprehensive understanding of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 and the system it powers. A dramatic video announcing the findings promises “unparalleled insight” into the black hole and suggests that the observations could…

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#NASA satellite data could detect volcanic unrest years before eruptions

#NASA satellite data could detect volcanic unrest years before eruptions

“#NASA satellite data could detect volcanic unrest years before eruptions” New research methods using satellite data may be able to detect volcanic eruptions years in advance.  In a recent study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks said that large-scale thermal unrest measured using a statistical analysis of satellite-based long-wavelength infrared data revealed that the…

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#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training

#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training

“#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training” DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the Gulf country rapidly expands into the space sector to diversify its economy. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum…

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