[ad_1] This morning, August 22nd, the United Launch Alliance is set to fly the very last mission of its Delta IV Medium rocket, a single-core vehicle that's been launching to space since 2002. This final flight will be the 29th mission of the Delta IV Medium. The vehicle is now being retired as ULA works … Read more
[ad_1] Three times over the past 40 years, giant gamma torches have bombarded our corner of space. These giant flares are not dangerous and last about a tenth of a second. But they are extremely disproportionate compared to the usual gamma-ray beams that bounce into the universe. Since the first of three flares was detected … Read more
[ad_1] The company part of the SpaceX Starship hopper prototype. Elon Musk / SpaceX It seems that the prototype of Elon Musk's spacecraft, nicknamed "Starhopper", has the green light to reach its highest jump on Monday. SpaceX had planned to test the single-engine version of its future Mars vehicle with its second short flight last … Read more
[ad_1] Neutrinos are called ghosts because they are extremely volatile, or vaporous, cosmic particles that can pass through any type of matter without changing. They have almost no mass – but scientists have now calculated the mass of the lightest neutrino. They can travel through the most extreme environments, such as stars, planets and entire … Read more
[ad_1] Ryugu is a maniac. The surface of the small asteroid close to the Earth is surprisingly dust-free, the observations MASCOT Lander Show in Germany. The asteroid, thought for were formed from the dissolution of a larger body around 700 million years ago there is no atmosphere to protect it from interplanetary dust passing through … Read more
[ad_1] A close up shot of the rocks on Ryugu, taken by MASCOT.Photo: Jaumann et al (Science (2019)) On October 3, 2018, the Hayabusa2 probe dropped a lander toward the surface of the Ryugu asteroid at a height of 135 feet. The lander, MASCOT, struck a rock, bounced back and collapsed on the surface of … Read more
[ad_1] Takashi Taniguchi infiltrates one of the most powerful hydraulic presses in the world. This seven meter high machine can compress carbon into diamonds – but they are not on the menu these days. Taniguchi and his colleague Kenji Watanabe use it to cultivate some of the most sought-after jewels in the world of physics. … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – A NASA mission on a potentially habitable moon of Jupiter has been subjected to a major review, despite uncertainties as to when, or how, it will be launched. NASA announced on August 19 that it had officially confirmed to the Europa Clipper mission to begin its next phase of development, called Phase … Read more
[ad_1] In this photo of August 15, 2019, a ship sails at night beside large icebergs near the town of Kulusuk in eastern Greenland. Greenland ice has melted for more than 20 years, but in 2019, it's as if the Earth's refrigerator door was left open, which means a potentially significant increase in sea level. … Read more
[ad_1] Efforts to produce a functioning nuclear fusion reactor led a scientist to create a formula that would make their construction more profitable. While some researchers assume that nuclear fusion is imminent, we have not yet developed a reactor that can successfully replenish the power of the sun for a useful life. However, a physicist … Read more