Methane rocket fuel is easier to handle and convenient but, as Blue Origin saw, it can be very explosive

Going straight up is hard. It takes a lot of energy. For those of us who enjoy hiking, cycling or running, hills are the bane ...
TRT World

Methane gas explosion killed dozens in disused South African mine

At least 31 suspected illegal miners from neighbouring Lesotho died in an abandoned gold mine, which ceased operations ...

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but ...
Tech Xplore

From safety hazard to climate solution: Technology tackling fugitive methane from coal mines

Coal seams leak methane gas into the tunnel network, presenting a serious safety hazard. The control is the same the world ...
Ars Technica

NASA wants to know how the launch industry’s chic new rocket fuel explodes

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene was favored for its easy handling and non-toxicity, hydrazine for its ...
Science Daily

Scientists stunned as volcano cloud destroys methane in the atmosphere

A colossal underwater volcano in the South Pacific may have revealed a surprising new weapon against climate change. After the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai, scientists detected enormous ...
Mongabay

Methane chasers: Hunting a climate-changing gas seeping from Earth’s seafloor

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can pack more than 25 times the global warming punch of carbon dioxide, and atmospheric methane emissions have been growing significantly since 2007. So it’s ...
The New York Times

Methane Hunters Track Swamp Gas That Is Driving Climate Warming

Methane emissions from wetlands are rising faster than those from industrial sources, prompting concerns about a climate feedback loop. Methane emissions from wetlands are rising faster than those ...