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Mission Produce, Inc. Releases Third Annual Sustainability Report

Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2022, nearly 200,000 new trees were planted on Mission-managed farms in Peru, Guatemala, and Colombia, in alignment with the existing ecosystems. The post Mission Produce, Inc. Releases Third Annual Sustainability Report appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Maersk’s Mission to Decarbonize the Maritime Industry Remains a Challenge??

Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 12, 2022

The post Maersk’s Mission to Decarbonize the Maritime Industry Remains a Challenge?? In 2018, Maersk set its sights on becoming carbon neutral by 2040. To that end, it has ordered 13 new ocean-going ships using only carbon-neutral fuels. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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NASA's mission to Europa isn't meant to find alien life - but it could

New Scientist

MARCH 22, 2024

Its mission is only to investigate whether the moon is habitable, but now researchers have found that one of its instruments could look for direct signs of life Later this year, NASA is launching its Europa Clipper spacecraft to the icy moon of Jupiter.

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Earth911’s 2024 Mission: Reduce Environmental Impacts By 50%

Earth 911

JANUARY 4, 2024

The post Earth911’s 2024 Mission: Reduce Environmental Impacts By 50% appeared first on Earth911. The ups and downs make the path to sustainable living feel like a roller coaster.

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2023 saw thrilling space missions and new cosmic mysteries

New Scientist

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The past year gave us thrilling missions to Jupiter and the moon, stunning images that captured the universe like it’s never been seen before, and a few tanatalising cosmic mysteries

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NASA is delaying its Artemis missions to the moon

New Scientist

JANUARY 9, 2024

NASA’s Artemis II and Artemis III missions to the moon have been delayed by a year after a series of problems with the spacecraft were revealed during testing

Mars Mission's Budget Problems Force NASA Layoffs

Scientific American

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is eliminating nearly 600 workers due to funding shortfalls for the space agency's Mars Sample Return mission

Euclid Space Telescope Rescued from Mission-Threatening Glitch

Scientific American

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The European Space Agency says a software patch restored stability to its cosmos-mapping Euclid spacecraft — but slower operations could extend the mission

Why moon missions in 2024 could reveal both our history and our future

New Scientist

JANUARY 9, 2024

Several moon missions are planned for 2024, including some that will attempt to mine for ice on the moon and test out new lunar rovers – and they can teach us about Earth’s history

2024

NASA's Psyche Mission Launches to Mysterious Metallic Asteroid

Scientific American

OCTOBER 13, 2023

NASA’s Psyche mission is on its way to a heavy-metal asteroid of the same name—a type of object that scientists have never seen up close before

In 2024 the Hera mission will revisit the asteroid punched by NASA

New Scientist

JANUARY 2, 2024

NASA’s DART mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, and the European Space Agency is sending the Hera mission to investigate the collision’s aftermath

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No sign of Chandrayaan-3 as India searches for sleeping moon mission

New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, which together make up India's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, went to sleep two weeks ago to survive the freezing lunar night

NASA selects two Venus missions for launch

Physics World

JUNE 3, 2021

NASA has announced it will send two missions to Venus to study the planet’s atmosphere and geological features. Planned for launch between 2028 and 2030, the missions have each received $500m and will become part of the agency’s discovery programme. The post NASA selects two Venus missions for launch appeared first on Physics World.

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The Mars Sample Return Mission Is at a Dangerous Crossroads

Scientific American

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But now, with realization of the mission’s actual cost and expanding timeline, Congress must commit to fully supporting the effort or risk tanking the rest of NASA’s planetary science program Mars Sample Return has always been an expensive, high-risk, high-reward project.

New NASA Earth Science Mission Could Change the Way We See Our Planet

Scientific American

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

NASA’s PACE mission aims to increase our understanding of Earth’s carbon cycle, pollution particles and ocean plankton

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NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal asteroid may reveal how Earth formed

New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The Psyche mission is scheduled to begin its journey to an asteroid of the same name on 5 October – it could help us understand Earth’s core and how our planet formed

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has landed near the moon’s south pole

New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

ISRO, India’s national space agency, has successfully made a historic soft landing near the moon's water-rich south pole, only days after Russia’s Luna 25 crashed on the lunar surface attempting a similar mission

Can a Private Space Mission Pierce Venus's Clouds?

Scientific American

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Amid uncertainty over space agencies’ plans for future Venus exploration, enthusiasm for a private-sector mission grows

Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss

Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 21, 2022

Victoria Spalding, age 12, wrote a review of our exhibit, Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss. Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss. Many thanks to everyone who worked on the Extreme Deep mission and those that helped build the exhibit, as well. . All opinions expressed herein are strictly our own.

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NASA’s Lucy mission launches to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids

Physics World

OCTOBER 18, 2021

NASA has launched a $1bn mission to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids — two large clusters of rocks that are believed to be remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system’s outer planets. Given this link, the mission is named after the 3.2-million-year-old Courtesy: NASA).

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NASA unveils new spacesuit for Artemis moon mission astronauts

New Scientist

MARCH 15, 2023

A spacesuit designed for the Artemis moon missions is much lighter than those worn by the Apollo astronauts, and allows a greater range of motion

San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians Installs Microgrid

Environmental Leader

JUNE 10, 2022

San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians has installed a microgrid for a constant supply of power to important community facilities. The post San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians Installs Microgrid appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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NASA announces four astronauts for Artemis II mission around the moon

New Scientist

APRIL 3, 2023

NASA has selected four crew members to travel around the moon in its Artemis II mission, planned for late 2024: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen

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Can Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Transcend Earthly Politics?

Scientific American

AUGUST 18, 2023

In the latest chapter of an ongoing “moon rush,” Russia’s Luna-25 mission will attempt the nation’s first lunar landing in nearly 50 years

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US planetary scientists call for mission to investigate solar system’s ice giants

Physics World

APRIL 19, 2022

In large-class missions, top priority goes to the Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP) – a $4bn multi-year mission intended to gain fresh knowledge of the Uranian system and ice giants. The report also recommends that NASA maintain its Mars Exploration Programme, prioritizing the Mars Life Explorer as the next medium-class mission.

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How the JUICE mission will look for habitability on Jupiter's moons

New Scientist

AUGUST 29, 2023

ESA’s JUICE mission will help us better understand whether Jupiter’s icy moons are habitable. But we need to be open to their unexpected secrets, says principal investigator Michele Dougherty

Can Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Transcend Earthly Politics?

Scientific American

AUGUST 18, 2023

In the latest chapter of an ongoing “moon rush,” Russia’s Luna-25 mission will attempt the nation’s first lunar landing in nearly 50 years

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NASA mission takes first close-up images of Ganymede in two decades

New Scientist

JUNE 7, 2021

NASA took pictures of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede with its Galileo and Voyager missions, and now it has returned for the first time in over two decades with the Juno mission

Russia chases former Soviet glory with Luna 25 moon mission

New Scientist

AUGUST 10, 2023

Russia's first lunar mission in nearly 50 years is designed to land near the moon’s south pole and is being viewed as an attempt to show that the country can still compete in the international space industry

NASA's Artemis I Mission Aces Lunar Flyby

Scientific American

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The Orion spacecraft passed just 130 kilometers above the lunar surface during a mission-critical engine burn.

Eileen Collins, NASA astronaut: commanding missions and making history

Physics World

JUNE 21, 2022

She logged over 38 days in space and, as the commander of mission STS-93 in 1999, her legacy includes deploying the Chandra X-Ray Space Observatory. Collins’ debut piloting the Space Shuttle in 1995 was also NASA’s first mission to approach and fly around the Russian space station, Mir (without docking).

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Unpiloted military helicopter flies 134 km in simulated mission

New Scientist

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

An retrofitted Black Hawk helicopter flew autonomously between mountains to deliver blood supplies in a simulated mission. It also picked up a simulated medical casualty

NASA’s Artemis I mission has ended as Orion splashed down on Earth

New Scientist

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The Orion capsule splashed down off the coast of California on 11 December, completing the Artemis I mission and setting the stage for NASA astronauts to return to the moon

NASA launches first-of-a-kind DART mission to deflect asteroid

Physics World

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

NASA has launched a mission to test whether it is possible to deflect an asteroid using “kinetic impact”. The mission will slam into a binary asteroid to see if the kinetic impact of a spacecraft could one day successfully deflect an asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth.

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JUICE livestream: Watch the launch of ESA’s mission to Jupiter’s moons

New Scientist

APRIL 14, 2023

The JUICE mission to explore three of Jupiter’s icy moons and examine whether they have the right conditions for life is launching on 14 April. Watch the live launch coverage here

NASA’s DART mission moved an asteroid's orbit by smashing into it

New Scientist

OCTOBER 11, 2022

After the Double Asteroid Redirect Test mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos, it was pushed closer to its larger host asteroid, Didymos, and its orbit became 32 minutes shorter

Remastered Apollo mission photos are simply out of this world

New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Half a century after the last person walked on the moon, original footage has been digitally overhauled to show NASA's lunar missions in a new light

NASA Picks Two Missions to Explore Venus, the First in Decades

Scientific American

JUNE 3, 2021

The space agency’s DAVINCI+ and VERITAS missions could spark a sea change in planetary science when they launch later this decade. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

Hubble and JWST both saw the aftermath of NASA's DART asteroid mission

New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

After NASA’s DART mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos, the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope took simultaneous pictures of what was left behind

NASA launches first dedicated X-ray mission to study the polarization of extreme cosmic objects

Physics World

DECEMBER 9, 2021

NASA has launched a mission to measure the X-ray polarization from the most extreme and mysterious objects in the universe. During the probe’s two-year mission, it will study several astrophysical phenomena including black holes, active galactic nuclei, quasars, pulsars and supernova remnants. Martin Weisskopf.

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The JUICE mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moons is about to launch

New Scientist

APRIL 11, 2023

Jupiter’s icy moons are thought to host buried oceans that could have the right conditions for life, and the European Space Agency’s JUICE mission is about to go find out if they do

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SpaceX’s Starship Could Save NASA’s Beleaguered Mars Sample Return Mission

Scientific American

APRIL 18, 2024

Facing budgetary pressure for its Mars Sample Return program, NASA has turned to private industry for ideas—perhaps with one specific company in mind

Behind Do Good Foods’ mission to lower livestock emissions through upcycling

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 7, 2023

Several years later, the brothers … Continue reading Behind Do Good Foods’ mission to lower livestock emissions through upcycling They would routinely take food leftovers and feed them to their chickens, pigs and pets, which they said helped the animals grow strong.

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Fund to Mission open access monograph model

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 23, 2021

The University of Michigan Press has been taking steps to develop a publishing program that aligns with our mission and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. This is why the Press is transitioning to an open access monograph model we term “Fund to Mission.” Fund… Read more →

Mission Produce, Inc. Releases Third Annual Sustainability Report

Maersk’s Mission to Decarbonize the Maritime Industry Remains a Challenge??

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NASA's mission to Europa isn't meant to find alien life - but it could

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Earth911’s 2024 Mission: Reduce Environmental Impacts By 50%

2023 saw thrilling space missions and new cosmic mysteries

NASA is delaying its Artemis missions to the moon

Mars Mission's Budget Problems Force NASA Layoffs

Euclid Space Telescope Rescued from Mission-Threatening Glitch

Why moon missions in 2024 could reveal both our history and our future

NASA's Psyche Mission Launches to Mysterious Metallic Asteroid

In 2024 the Hera mission will revisit the asteroid punched by NASA

No sign of Chandrayaan-3 as India searches for sleeping moon mission

NASA selects two Venus missions for launch

The Mars Sample Return Mission Is at a Dangerous Crossroads

New NASA Earth Science Mission Could Change the Way We See Our Planet

NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal asteroid may reveal how Earth formed

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has landed near the moon’s south pole

Can a Private Space Mission Pierce Venus's Clouds?

Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss

NASA’s Lucy mission launches to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids

NASA unveils new spacesuit for Artemis moon mission astronauts

San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians Installs Microgrid

NASA announces four astronauts for Artemis II mission around the moon

Can Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Transcend Earthly Politics?

US planetary scientists call for mission to investigate solar system’s ice giants

How the JUICE mission will look for habitability on Jupiter's moons

Can Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Transcend Earthly Politics?

NASA mission takes first close-up images of Ganymede in two decades

Russia chases former Soviet glory with Luna 25 moon mission

NASA's Artemis I Mission Aces Lunar Flyby

Eileen Collins, NASA astronaut: commanding missions and making history

Unpiloted military helicopter flies 134 km in simulated mission

NASA’s Artemis I mission has ended as Orion splashed down on Earth

NASA launches first-of-a-kind DART mission to deflect asteroid

JUICE livestream: Watch the launch of ESA’s mission to Jupiter’s moons

NASA’s DART mission moved an asteroid's orbit by smashing into it

Remastered Apollo mission photos are simply out of this world

NASA Picks Two Missions to Explore Venus, the First in Decades

Hubble and JWST both saw the aftermath of NASA's DART asteroid mission

NASA launches first dedicated X-ray mission to study the polarization of extreme cosmic objects

The JUICE mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moons is about to launch

SpaceX’s Starship Could Save NASA’s Beleaguered Mars Sample Return Mission

Behind Do Good Foods’ mission to lower livestock emissions through upcycling

Fund to Mission open access monograph model

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