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Garden waste to go uncollected
Councillor Steve Evans, cabinet member for city environment at Wolverhampton Council, said: "Our bin collection service is now running as normal, the service is under constant review during the Covid-19 crisis and we'll make changes where needed and when necessary". [Full Article...]
Federal Wage Subsidy For All Businesses
It will be capped at $847 a week per worker. "We're already hearing from members who feel 30 per cent may be a big hill", said Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Trudeau announced the wage subsidy measure to help struggling businesses last week. "This is about making sure that people are still getting paid whether they work for a business that employs 10 p... [Full Article...]
Second coronavirus death recorded in Tasmania as Ruby Princess link confirmed
People in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Australia, could be heavily fined or jailed for leaving their home without a good reason from Tuesday under sweeping new powers created to slow infection rates. [Full Article...]
Antarctic Ozone Hole Recovering as Atmospheric Circulation Changes, Study Finds
The researchers attributed the 1987 Montreal Protocol to the strengthening of the ozone layer, an worldwide treaty banning chemicals such as CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances which weakened the environmental layer. Bands of agricultural production widened which was good for them but might now stabilise. Scientists have revealed that the Antarctic ozone layer has improved so much that it ... [Full Article...]
This powerful ion engine will power NASA’s planetary defense mission
DART is a demonstration mission to see how kinetic impact could deflect an asteroid's course. Astronomers call the object Asteroid 52768 (1998 OR2), and they're expecting it to make what the US-based space agency knows as a "close approach" of about 3.9 million miles (6.29 million km) from Earth , according to Express . [Full Article...]
NASA prepares a powerful engine to redirect asteroids that hit Earth
The mission aims to analyze the effect of the DART impact and send instruments to study the binary asteroids and their interior. This technique could prevent a hazardous asteroid from impacting Earth by changing the motion of the asteroid in space. [Full Article...]
Nasa picks SpaceX to supply planned lunar space station
They'll use SpaceX's existing Falcon Heavy craft to launch from Earth for the trip. "This is an exciting new chapter for human exploration", added Mark Wiese, Deep Space Logistics manager at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis' first lunar landings are targeted for the southern polar region of the moon, where ice may be present in permanently shaded craters. If found, ice can be used... [Full Article...]
Voyager 2 Still Helping Scientists Discover More about Solar System
Over 30 years ago, NASAs Voyager 2 spacecraft flew over the hot, dense world of Uranus , getting as close as 50,600 miles to the planets cloud tops. Teams are working hard to develop mission concepts, based on 2017 review . But before it did that, the spacecraft had some close encounters with the planets of the Solar System. [Full Article...]