SCIENCE
Multi-year effort to upgrade space station batteries bears fruit
In 2009, the International Space Station Programme conducted a preliminary risk and feasibility study to evaluate the use of lithium-ion batteries to replace the power storage system. In early 2011, the programme approved development of the new battery.
Writing tests could help predict Alzheimer's disease: Study
In the study published in The Lancet EclinicalMedicine, the researchers found that older adults who were more repetitive in word usage, made spelling errors, and missed words like "the," "is" and "are" even when they were cognitively normal were more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later.
Antarctica's ice melt isn't consistent: Study
Overall, the researcher said, the volume of ice in Antarctica is decreasing. But a chart of the decline on a line graph would have spikes and valleys depending on what happened in a given time period.
Launch of China's commercial carrier rocket fails
Abnormal performance was identified during the flight of the rocket, which lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 4:15 p.m. (Beijing Time), reports Xinhua news agency.
NASA delays award of moon lander contracts
According to the space agency, the delay is designed to give it more time to evaluate the bidders' proposals and to "preserve the ability to seamlessly transition" from the development phase, but it may not need the full extension period and could award the lander contracts earlier.
US probing SpaceX's Starship test that exploded in Dec
"The FAA will continue to work with SpaceX to evaluate additional information provided by the company as part of its application to modify its launch license," FAA spokesperson Steve Kulm said on Friday.
S Korea to spend over $549M on space projects this year
The country plans to launch its first locally built Nuri rocket in October this year, committing 189.7 billion won this year to acquire technology to independently build space launch vehicles, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT. While the country sent its 140-ton Naro rocket into space in 2013 after two failed attempts, the first-stage, main rocket on that launch vehicle was built in Russia.
Climate change may have directly influenced emergence of Covid virus
Climatic changes including increases in temperature, sunlight, and atmospheric carbon dioxide -- which affect the growth of plants and trees -- have changed natural habitats from tropical shrubland to tropical savannah and deciduous woodland.
China's space probe captures first image of Mars
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has released the image of Mars captured by Tianwen-1, Xinhua reported on Friday.
The probe conducted its fourth orbital correction on Friday at 8 pm, aiming to ensure that the probe achieves a sound planned rendezvous with Mars. The probe has travelled about 197 days in orbit, flying about 465 million km.
Airbus partners Indian startup HyperVerge for geo-spatial AI
Through this partnership, HyperVerge will propose new AIbased algorithms for automatic analysis on change detection on Airbus' Pleiades and SPOT from the optical satellite constellation that provides high-resolution imagery. Those capabilities will be made available through the OneAtlas online service platform.
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