The Thwaites glacier is a larger fortress than Florida, an ice wall that reaches almost 4,000 feet on the mother rock of the West Antarctica, protecting the low ice layer behind it.
But a strong and warm oceanic current is weakening its foundations and accelerating its sliding towards the sea. Scientists fear that the waters can tear down the walls in the coming decades, starting an arranged process that replicates the west Antarctic ice layer, marking the beginning of a global climate disaster. As a result, they are eager to understand how likely this collapse is, when it could happen, and if we have the power to stop it.
MIT and Dartmouth College scientists founded the Arête Glacier initiative last year with the hope of providing clearer answers to these questions. The non -profit research organization will officially submit, launch its website and publish applications for today’s research proposals, scheduled to coincide with the UN inaugural Day for glaciers, glaciers, MIT technology review You can inform exclusively. Read the complete story.
“James Temple.”
Europe is finally being taken seriously about commercial rockets
Europe is on the cusp of a new dawn in commercial space technology. As global political tensions intensify and relations with the United States become more and more tense, several European companies now plan to make their own releases in an attempt to reduce dependence on the continent in US rockets.
In the next few days, Isar Aerospace, a company based in Munich, will try to launch its Spectrum rocket from a site in the frozen sections of Andøya Island in Norway. There a space port has been built to support small commercial rockets, and Spectrum is the first to make an attempt.
Regardless of whether it succeeds or fails, the launch attempt announces an important moment when Europe tries to start its own private rocket industry. IT and other launches scheduled by the end of this year could give Europe multiple ways to reach space without having to trust US rockets. Read the complete story.
“Jonathan O’Callaghan.”
