Here is a summary listing the most recent science news briefs.
NOAA’s newest satellite for fire-tracking, weather, and other data is now in orbit
On Tuesday, an Atlas V rocket launched from Florida carrying the next large satellite designed by NOAA to provide 24/7 monitoring of weather, wildfires and climate changes over the western hemisphere. The GOES T spacecraft is the third in a series of advanced geostationary satellites. It has been credited with revolutionizing weather forecasting and environmental monitoring from space.
Stellar, a ‘vampire’ who falls in love with her companion star, finds love at the first bite
Astronomers have had a look at the effects of a “vampire” star sucking the outer layers of material from its companion star. This leaves it with a star core that is just a stellar core. Wednesday’s data from the Chile-based European Southern Observatory, (ESO), was used to clarify the nature of HR 6819. It showed that its two companion stars weren’t accompanied by a dark hole as was previously believed.
Scientist uses tiny trackers for monitoring funnel-web spiders
Some Sydney funnel-webs are crawling into the Australian bush, carrying special cargo: a Telemetry Tracker. This tracker is used to study the distance a mature male can travel at nights and how the environment and weather affects their movements. Caitlin Creak, a PhD Candidat at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences of University of New South Wales, is tracking the male Sydney channel-web, one of most dangerous spiders in the world, since two summers. The nocturnal arachnid is active between November-April within a radius of around 100km (62 miles).
Redhill antiviral is promising in safety study; J&J shot less effectively to prevent hospitalization
Below is a summary of recent COVID-19 studies. These include research that is warranted further study to confirm the findings and that has yet been certified by peer review. Redhill drug blocks proteins which help the coronavirus
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