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Miriam Rengel – Women in space

Frontiers

Dr. Rengel has been involved in propelling the mission on the NASA/DLR airborne telescope SOFIA to observe the atmosphere on Titan, Jupiter’s moon. Despite my interests in biology and human behavior shining brighter in my career, my interest in space and astronomy has always lived in the background. Lucas Paganini). Bridging the Gap.

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From a light bulb solar system to the cosmological constant: a journey to becoming a cosmologist

Physics World

This interest in space was noticed by García’s family, who bought her a basic telescope, which she used to study objects like the Moon and Jupiter. Luz Ángela García is an astrophysicist who dreams of cracking the ultimate cosmological conundrum?: why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. Even then ?– ?before

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Unraveling Hydrogen: Part I

Legal Planet

Nearly one hundred years later, General Motors unveiled Electrovan , a clunky (and very dangerous ) Handi-van outfitted with hydrogen fuel cell technologies similar to those deployed by the Apollo spacecraft that would eventually put the first person on the moon. Photo by Raymond Spekking (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Millions Of Gallons Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Spread Illegally On Dirt Roads, Companies Fail To Comply With DEP Waste Regulations

PA Environment Daily

Hess, Former Secretary Department of Environmental Protection The information submitted to DEP’s Bureau of Waste Management from eight conventional oil and gas companies to justify allowing them to dispose of millions of gallons of wastewater by spreading it on dirt roads fails to meet the requirements of DEP’s 25 Pa Code Chapter 287.8

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Guide to Mathematics

Environmental Science

What is Mathematics? Mathematics is described by various people as the only science that will ever prove anything, the only science capable of providing an absolute “yes” or “no” answer, and as the purest science. The word comes from the Greek translation of máthema which means " learning" or “study”.

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The enduring mystery of the solar corona

Physics World

Look towards the Sun during a total solar eclipse (taking proper precautions of course) and you’ll see a beautiful, crown-shaped glow surrounding the Moon. It’s the solar corona – a hot plasma that extends millions of kilometres out into space.

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Speaking of Water: Mapping People, Power, and Water w/ Giulio Boccaletti and Parag Khanna

Circle of Blue

Since the dawn of civilization, water has defined where people live, when they thrive, and when they move. Carl Ganter: Since the dawn of civilization, water has defined where people live, when they thrive, and when they move. I’m J. Carl Ganter, and this is Speaking of Water from Circle of Blue. Parag Khanna: It’s time for them to move.

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