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Hot Today, Severe Weather And Heavy Rain Possible Tuesday Into Wednesday
Winds could gust as high as 25 miles per hour. Highs on Tuesday top out near 80. As a cold front pushes through Tuesday night we'll get into a less humid airmass and slightly cooler temperatures especially for lows where we finally get in the 50s. [Full Article...]
Can't afford a trip to Mars? Your name will do
LVS is an integral part of a guidance system called Terrain-Relative Navigation that will steer the Mars 2020 rover away from hazardous areas during its final descent to Jezero Crater of the Red Planet on February 18, 2021, according to NASA. [Full Article...]
NASA Unveils Plans For Astronauts To Return To Moon By 2024
It is to be powered by huge solar energy panels. Gateway is also expected to act as a way station for future Mars missions. The solar array should be capable of scaling above 90kW with additional wings, while Hall thrusters at 50kW have been validated in lab testing. [Full Article...]
New Study Traces Ozone Depleting Pollution To Rogue Chinese Factories
CFCs used to be common in refrigerators, aerosol cans and dry cleaning chemicals. A global phaseout of CFCs has been in place since 2010. A gaping hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was discovered in the mid 1980s. As for the rest of the world's CFC-11 emissions, scientists aren't sure of where they could be originating from. Dr Rigby said: 'It is now vital that we find out which indu... [Full Article...]
Here’s David Epstein’s forecast for Memorial Day weekend
Monday - Periods of clouds and sunshine. Tuesday and Wednesday are set to send us back to damp spring days with all-day showers forecast and respective highs of 74 and 86 degrees. Sunday will also be very warm. This is almost ideal for all outdoor activities including those barbecues and any road races or golf games. Thursday Night: A few showers and a thunderstorm. [Full Article...]
Asteroid with its own moon will pass by Earth this weekend
It has also been defined as a " potentially hazardous object", meaning any NEO that has a (typically small) chance of colliding with Earth-i.e., their predicted minimum approach distance is less than 4.6 million miles-and is greater than 460 feet in diameter. [Full Article...]
A Look At Memorial Day Weekend Weather
There's no chance of rain in the current weekend forecast. Sunday will be mostly sunny with temperatures climbing into the low 90s. Memorial Day Monday is dry with highs into the 70s inland, cooler at the coast with highs into the low 60s. [Full Article...]
19 students die as fire engulfs commercial complex — Surat
Official sources said some of the students were charred to death while some jumped off the four-storey building in panic and died as they fell. Rupani ordered the principal secretary of the Urban Development department to rush to the spot, conduct an inquiry and give a report within three days. [Full Article...]