Air Force Magazine

[ad_1] Raytheon completed the development of the latest version of the Air Force GPS III satellite control system one day before the launch of the second satellite in space. "We will begin deploying upgraded Block 1 control station receivers to their global locations this fall, to ensure that we will have full system functionality for … Read more

The entangled time of quantum gravity

[ad_1] A pair of spaceships train for a mission. They are asked to shoot each other at a specific time and start their engines immediately to avoid attacking each other. If one of the ships pulls too early, it will destroy the other, which establishes an indisputable chronological order between shooting events. If a powerful … Read more

Final countdown for the last Delta IV launch

[ad_1] CAP CANAVERAL, FLA. – UPDATE: Launchers aim to take off Delta IV at 09:06. The launch window is 9:27. PREVIOUS REPORT: United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch its Delta IV Medium rocket Thursday morning for its 15th and final mission. After nearly 17 years of operation, Delta IV will once again launch the … Read more

March to the age of one billion – "Rainstorms and huge rivers"

[ad_1] "We know that there were times when the surface of Mars was frozen; we know that there have been periods of free flow of water, "said Briony Horgan of Purdue University at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Barcelona. "But we do not know exactly when these periods were and how long they lasted. We … Read more

Robots to life closer to reality

[ad_1] Robots who can make decisions, adapt to their environment and learn are about to become a reality. Researchers at the University of Bristol have demonstrated a new way of integrating computation into flexible robotic materials. This breakthrough could create new robotic capabilities for environmental monitoring, depollution, drug delivery, prosthetics, portable composites and self-healing composites. … Read more

Physicists discover a text hidden in virgin Egyptian papyri

[ad_1] Enlarge / Physicists at the BESSY-II synchrotron radiation center in Germany used several methods to reveal masked text in supposedly virgin areas on ancient papyri on Elephantine Island in Egypt. Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin A team of German scientists used a combination of advanced physics techniques to virtually "unfold" an ancient Egyptian papyrus, which is part … Read more

The Arctic on fire in satellite images of space

[ad_1] The Chuckegg Creek wildfire burns near High Level, Alberta, Canada on June 1, 2019.Pierre Markuse / Flickr The Arctic is known for its icy expanses, frozen tundra and huge floating glaciers. Do not burn forest fires. But in the middle of a record summer, the Arctic is burning. Last month, mega corporations razed the … Read more

Biblical war revealed on 2,800-year-old stone altar

[ad_1] A 2,800-year-old stone altar, discovered in a Moabite sanctuary in the ancient city of Ataroth, Jordan, may illuminate an ancient biblical war. L & # 39; altar bears two inscriptions. The words are in the Moabite language and script, while the numbers in the inscriptions are in hieratic (an Egyptian writing system). The altar … Read more