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CLIMATEWIRE | The tailpipe emissions rules EPA proposed Wednesday are the sticks to Congress' carrots, providing the clearest view yet of how the agency plans to leverage the hundreds of billions of dollars lawmakers have pumped into clean energy and infrastructure. EPA built its two market-transforming rules on top of generous incentives in last year's Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, and the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. That resulted in the agency proposing the most aggressive restrictions in U.S. history on the…

Credit: By Archives New Zealand from New Zealand - Bay of Plenty Earthquake, 1987, CC BY-SA 2.0 Research using innovative techniques has revealed the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake caused more land damage than initially thought, after comparing aerial photos of the landscape before and after the event. Ph.D. student Jaime Delano, from…

The Crab Nebula has been part of several studies by astronomers. It began back on February 22, 1971, when a sounding rocket took off carrying specialized sensors directed towards the Crab Nebula from Wallops Island, Virginia. Later on, Martin Weisskopf, an astronomer, suggested the creation of an Earth-orbiting satellite, equipped with advanced instruments to obtain more comprehensive data on the Crab Nebula and other enigmatic cosmic entities. This idea eventually emerged with NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer…

Although the number of homes for sale at the end of March increased 19.5% from February and doubled the number of homes available a year ago, at 4,516 active listings, that number is about 67% below the historical average number of listings for the month, according to the March report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. The continued limited supply pushed prices up again in the 11-county Denver metro. At $620,000, the median sale price for a single-family home increased by 3.3% in March over February, although…

Since the launch of NASA's James Webb Telescope, it has never failed to surprise with its unparalleled discoveries. From exoplanets, and distant galaxies, to breathtaking views of Nebula. James Webb Space Telescope has made very impressive discoveries. Now, the James Webb Telescope has made another historic discovery by detecting the oldest known galaxy. According to recent studies published in the Nature Astronomy journal, astronomers have "unambiguously detected" four of the most remote galaxies ever observed.These…

Image: Kena Betancur (Getty Images)Well, the day has come. As much of the country waited on pins and needles over the past few weeks for the indictment of twice-impeached former president Donald Trump, Tuesday, April 4, 2o23 became the day that Trump officially was arraigned in Manhattan. Naturally there was plenty of pushback from Trump’s supporters, who appeared in Manhattan in a crowd that was less than a fraction of what could have potentially beenJanuary 6: Part 2. The protests occurred both at Trump Tower in…

In 2024 or ’25 they’ll fly the Orion capsule spacecraft around the moon in a crucial 10-day test-run ahead of an actual moon landing.As well as transmitting critical comms and data, the Canberra complex is also an emotional lifeline for the humans who, once launched, will become the most isolated souls in the solar system.“Big dish” antennas at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen“We’re the connection to their families,” Nagle said. “Astronauts can send emails and do video chats. That…

The Artemis II mission is set to liftoff next year, taking four astronauts around the Moon in a historic flyby of our lunar satellite. While we’re still a long way off from the mission itself, NASA has finally revealed the four Artemis II astronauts we’ll be watching as the mission progresses next year. Artemis II will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since the last Apollo mission over 50 years ago. When Artemis II lifts off sometime in 2024, it will carry four astronauts around the Moon, testing the…

This animation depicts NASA’s OSIRIS-REx collecting a sample on asteroid Bennu.<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). It is responsible for the civilian space program, as…

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Friday, March 31. Well, here we are. Donald Trump has become the first former U.S. president to be criminally prosecuted. The 45th president was indicted Thursday in New York City, on charges related to the much-reported $130,000 payment that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election — allegedly intended to keep Daniels from publicly saying she’d had an affair with Trump. The specific criminal…