environment

Falling space debris is a growing problem that will only get worse

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At the beginning of this year, the quiet of a Florida neighborhood was shattered when a piece of waste from The International Space Station crashed into a house. That was followed in May by a 90-kilogram piece of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft crashing into a camping resort in North Carolina, raising the question: Are space … Read more

An incredible hydrothermal environment discovered deep under the ocean: ScienceAlert

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A stunning new place has been discovered, hidden deep beneath the ocean waves of the Arctic Circle. Off the coast of Svalbard, Norway, more than 3,000 meters (9,842 feet) below, a field of hydrothermal vents unfolds along Knipovich Ridge, an underwater mountain range previously thought to be quite inconspicuous. Instead, like underfloor heating, volcanic activity … Read more