Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada | The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.

Rocket Lab has completed a major qualification test for its formidable Archimedes engine, which will power the company’s next-gen Neutron launch vehicle. As Rocket Lab continues with regular launches of its workhorse small-lift Electron rocket, development of Neutron has carried on in the background, progressing toward a possible debut later this year. The company recently…

Some researchers who use the markup language LaTeX for typesetting are unwittingly making private information public.Credit: Tom Houghton/Nature Nearly all of the nearly three million papers available on the arXiv preprint server contain details the authors never meant to share, a new study finds. The study, uploaded to arXiv in April and presented at theInstitute…

The European Space Agency installed its first quantum computer last week at its ESRIN satellite data center outside Rome — a six-qubit silicon machine from Irish startup Equal1 that fits in a standard server rack, runs on about 1.6 kilowatts of power, and cools itself without a dilution refrigerator, according to the ESA’s official announcement….

By Biodun Busari The Nigerian Academy of Science has called on journalists to play a more active role in raising public awareness about climate change, describing the media as a critical partner in protecting public health and promoting climate resilience in the country. The call was made on Thursday during a media roundtable organised by…

Key Highlights: • Firebrick Pharma shares climbed 7.14% to AUD 0.03 during the session.• Trading turnover reached approximately AUD 9,196.• The company has a market capitalisation of approximately AUD 8.56 million.• Shares remain 52.38% lower over the past year despite the latest rally.• Investors continue monitoring commercialisation opportunities for the company’s lead product portfolio. Firebrick…

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity spotted these “honeycomb” structures on Mars. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted a strange honeycomb texture on the surface of Mars. But what is it? What is it? Almost 14 years since landing on the Red Planet, Curiosity is still hard at work exploring. And in new observations, Curiosity…