Scientists characterize second known minimoon

[ad_1] Image of the CD3 2020 International Gemini Observatory (center, point source) obtained with the 8-meter Gemini North telescope on Maunakea in Hawaii. The image combines three images, each obtained using different filters to produce this color composite. 2020 CD3 remains stationary in the image as it was tracked by the telescope as it appears … Read more

Meeting with galaxy violently disrupted Milky Way, study finds

[ad_1] Magellanic clouds over Bromo Semeru Tengger National Park, Java, Indonesia. Credit: Gilbert Vancell- gvancell.com The spiral-shaped disc of the stars and planets is pulled, twisted and distorted with extreme violence by the gravitational force of a smaller galaxy – the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Scientists believe that LMC crossed the border into the Milky … Read more

SpaceX Delays Starlink Launch Again Due To Weather At Sea – Florida Today

[ad_1] SpaceX Delays Starlink Launch Again Due To Weather At SeaFlorida today SpaceX cleans up Starlink satellite launch on Falcon 9 rocket’s record-breaking 7th flightSpace.com The ins and outs of Starlink: the Internet from aboveZDNet SpaceX launches Sentinel-6 satellite into orbitBloomberg technology SpaceX on the verge of breaking incredible rocket reusability recordReverse View full coverage … Read more

A family of computer scientists developed a plan for machine consciousness

[ad_1] Renowned researchers Manuel Blum and Lenore Blum have devoted their entire lives to the study of computer science with a particular emphasis on consciousness. They wrote dozens of articles and taught for decades at prestigious Carnegie Mellon University. And, just recently, they published new research that could serve as a model for developing and … Read more

China launches Chang’e-5 mission to bring back rocks from the moon – South China Morning Post

[ad_1] China launches Chang’e-5 mission to bring back rocks from the moonChina Morning Post China launches historic Chang’e 5 mission to collect first moon samples since 1976Space.com China launches lunar mission, seeking to be first country in decades to collect moon rocksThe Washington Post China launches mission to bring back material from the moonKSL.com Timeline: … Read more

Watch the largest Earth observation satellite ever to launch into space

[ad_1] Saturday, the trip Sentinel-6 satellite Michael Freilich has started. The world’s largest Earth observation satellite lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 12:17 p.m. east of Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. In just a few months, the satellite will begin collecting data on sea level rise … Read more

Scientists detect ‘superbolts’ 1,000 times brighter than typical lightning strikes

[ad_1] Every now and then, Earth reminds us that it is capable of releasing furious energy. Case in point: Scientists have just detected a new extreme in lightning activity hot spots called “ superbolts ”: intense lightning that shines up to 1,000 times brighter than typical lightning strikes. The observations come from researchers at the … Read more

Floods of unimaginable magnitude once swept by Gale crater on the equator of Mars

[ad_1] Oblique view of Gale crater, Mars, with vertical exaggeration. The image combines elevation data from the high-resolution stereo camera on the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter, image data from the pop-up camera on the NASA’s Mars reconnaissance orbiter, and information color from Viking Orbiter images. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ESA / DLR … Read more