Science and Technology

Seoul, May 23 (EFE).- A South Korean project to establish a satellite communications system in low Earth orbit (LEO) has ed a preliminary feasibility study and will officially begin next year, the government announced Thursday. The initiative of the Ministry of Science and ICT aims to launch two LEO satellites based on sixth generation (6G) … Read more

Miami, US, Feb 15 (EFE).- The Odysseus moon lander aboard Space X Falcon 9 rocket successfully took off on Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in what is expected to be the first American moon landing in over 50 years. The lander, built by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, was launched at 1:05 am … Read more

Tokyo, Feb14 (EFE).- The Japanese Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), which successfully landed on the Moon on Jan. 20 and is currently in a state of hibernation, will attempt to restart in late February, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Wednesday. “Although the SLIM landing module is not designed to survive … Read more

Miami, US, Feb 14 (EFE).- SpaceX has postponed the launch of a Moon lander due to a fuel issue, hours before its scheduled take-off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Odysseus Moon lander was to launch on Space X Falcon 9 rocket at 12:57 am Wednesday and is now rescheduled take-off at 1:05 … Read more

Science Desk, 13 feb (EFE).- Polar bears are sea-ice animals, but increasingly long Arctic summers will force them to spend more time on land, where they are unlikely to be able to adapt to living for long periods and may even risk starvation. A study published Tuesday in Nature Communications followed 20 bears wearing camera … Read more

Tokyo, Feb 7 (EFE).- A pod of around 15 orcas has been reported trapped in ice floes off the coast of the Shiretoko peninsula, Hokkaido, northern Japan, according to the town’s coast guard. A fisherman and the NGO Wildlife Pro LLC warned on Tuesday morning that orcas appeared to be struggling to get out of … Read more

Beijing, Feb 6 (EFE).- Chinese scientists have determined the precise timing of the largest mass extinction of life on Earth, which occurred over 250 million years ago. The researchers found that different ecosystems responded at different speeds to environmental degradation, which helped in accurately reconstructing the mass extinction process. “The mass extinction at the end … Read more

Science Desk, Feb 6 (EFE).- NASA and SpaceX suspended the launch of their latest space mission due to unfavorable weather conditions after takeoff was scheduled for Tuesday. The Plankton, Aerosols, Clouds and Ocean Ecosystems, or PACE mission, was to lift off at 06:33pm GMT from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The next … Read more