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High-Tech Greenhouses Could Be The Future Of Agriculture

High-Tech Greenhouses Could Be The Future Of Agriculture

Forbes — In a small town in Eastern Kentucky, the future of agriculture is growing. A 2.76 million-square-foot facility is being created on 60 acres of land which will utilize environmentally-friendly techniques to help feed a nation with an aging farmer population, declining farmland and a changing climate.

A brief history of Martian spacecraft and landers

A brief history of Martian spacecraft and landers

zmescience.com — Since Nicolaus Copernicus first described Mars' rotation around the sun in his heliocentrism theory in 1543, the Red Planet has been an object of fascination. From Eugene Antoniadi 's first production of the most accurate maps of Mars in the pre-Space Age era, to the InSight lander, our gaze has always reached skyward toward the planet which the Romans named after the God of War.

So what is the Mars Sample Return mission exactly?

So what is the Mars Sample Return mission exactly?

zmescience.com — If everything goes well, Martian rocks will hypersonically pancake themselves into the Utah desert. But first, lets start from the beginning. When Swati Mohan was in the third grade, the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation changed her life. One episode, in particular, displayed an artist's rendition of everything space had to offer - stars, nebulas, and galaxies.

How does a touchscreen work?

How does a touchscreen work?

Medium — When I purchased my first smartphone, I was amazed by how my finger was able to control an interface just by touching it. Actually, I still am. Want to call a number? Just touch the screen. Want to keep losing at Words with Friends? Just touch the screen.

Farmers finding social media can be a helpful tool

Farmers finding social media can be a helpful tool

Farm World — Kentucky Correspondent In the world of agriculture, social media is proving to be a powerful tool. Once a primary instrument for just talking to friends, the platforms have become a powerful tool for business in recent years, farming included. The total number of social media users reached almost 2.5 billion in 2017 according to Statista.com.

15 Interesting Things To Do In Kentucky * The Art of Travel: Wander, Explore, Discover

15 Interesting Things To Do In Kentucky * The Art of Travel: Wander, Explore, Discover

artoftravel.tips — When most people think of Kentucky, the first two attractions that come to mind are horses and bourbon. While there is plenty of that to go around, there are other fantastic attractions which warrant some attention the next time you make a trip through the Bluegrass State.

Your Guide to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

Your Guide to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

planetary.org — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, is a multipurpose observatory in Earth orbit used for astrophysics and planetary science. Hubble has revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos large and small. It studies asteroids and planets in our own solar system, exoplanets and clouds of gas where stars are born, and the very fabric of the universe itself.