The Virtual Tribune
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Satellite Vaporization Risks Ozone Depletion, Atmospheric Changes
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The prospect of thousands of satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere is raising fresh…
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Satellites Designed to Disintegrate Face FCC Environmental Review Decision
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The figure that matters at the Federal Communications Commission right now is the one…
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Key Nations and Firms Drive Desalination Industry Growth
RIYADH, July 7 — The business of turning seawater into drinking water has become a multibillion-dollar global enterprise,…
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Global Oil Prices Surge as Strait of Hormuz Shipping Halts
DUBAI, July 7 — Global oil markets are still feeling the shockwaves from an attack more than a…
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Iran Strait Attacks Threaten Oil Supply, Drive Up Prices
TEHRAN, July 7 — For the families whose livelihoods depend on the steady flow of oil through the…
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5.3 Earthquake Strikes Reykjanes Ridge; Moderate Shaking Reported
REYKJANES RIDGE, July 7 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Reykjanes Ridge early Tuesday, according to the…
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Attacks in Strait of Hormuz Threaten Oil Prices and Supply Chains
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The memory of last year’s spike in oil prices is a sharp reminder of…
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Strait of Hormuz Attacks Threaten to Raise Global Oil Prices
MUMBAI, July 7 — The threat of a disruption at the Strait of Hormuz is the kind of…
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Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint Controls Global Oil Flows
TEHRAN, July 7 — A narrow ribbon of water between Iran and Oman is getting renewed attention from…
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Geologist Explains Tectonic Spreading Behind Tuesday’s 5.3 Quake
The Reykjanes Ridge is pulling apart. That is the simple, geologic fact behind Tuesday’s magnitude 5.3 earthquake. The…
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Magnitude 5.3 Shallow Earthquake Hits Reykjanes Ridge; No Tsunami Warning
The Reykjanes Ridge is a place where the Earth’s crust is actively pulling apart. Tuesday morning, it did…
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Global Oil Markets at Risk from Strait of Hormuz Attacks
DUBAI, July 7 — Global oil markets are once again watching the Strait of Hormuz with unease, as…
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Global Oil Markets Brace for Strait of Hormuz Attacks
WASHINGTON, July 7 — A fresh wave of instability is rolling through global energy markets, and it all…
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Halley’s Comet, Disposable Cameras and the 1986 Yen Impact
TOKYO, July 6 — For a nation that once watched Halley’s Comet streak across the sky with the…
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Kim Budil Leads Lawrence Livermore National Lab to Fusion Breakthrough
LIVERMORE, July 6 — The figure that matters: one net energy gain. In December 2022, Lawrence Livermore National…
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What Comes Next: The Roadmap to Commercial Fusion Power Plants
ISLAMABAD, July 6 — For patients and families living with serious illness, hope often depends on numbers: survival…
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Iran Strait Attacks Threaten Global Oil Market Disruption
TEHRAN, July 6 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that carries roughly a fifth of the…
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SpaceX Starlink Satellites Spark Light Pollution Crisis
HONG KONG, July 6 — For communities across Asia, the promise of fast, affordable internet from space has…
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Ultra-Black Satellite Coatings Face Regulatory Hurdles
WASHINGTON, July 6 — The Federal Communications Commission has already imposed conditions on Starlink licenses regarding light pollution…
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SpaceX, IAU target satellite light pollution with new coatings
ROME, July 6 — Against this backdrop of a rapidly crowding celestial sphere, the battle for the night…
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Debra Fischer Leads Fight Against Satellite Light Pollution
NEW HAVEN, July 6 — Yale astronomer Debra Fischer has spent years tracking the growing number of satellite…
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Ultra-Black Coating on Satellites Could Set New Brightness Standard
WASHINGTON, July 6 — A new ultra-black coating that reflects just 2 percent of light is emerging as…
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Ultra-black coating with 2% reflectivity dims satellites
ROME, July 6 — For astronomers, a satellite streaking across the night sky is more than a nuisance.…
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Satellite Light Pollution: From 2019 Starlink to Astronomer Concerns
HAWTHORNE, Calif., July 6 — The first Starlink satellites launched in May 2019. That single deployment, part of…
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