[ad_1] This image shows that when the configuration runs at 0.5 rpm, the experimental system on the left shows the hottest part (white) of the ring is attached to the bottom after several seconds of movement. The reference on the right indicates that the hottest part of the ring has moved around the ring at … Read more
[ad_1] Natalie Matthews-Ramo / Slate Who uses license plate cameras to track cars? The cops, the owners and your neighbors. Facebook's face identification database could be the largest in the world. Yes, that should worry us. Court of Appeal confirms Trump can not block criticism on Twitter March attacks! Look at the 50s – and … Read more
[ad_1] In one corner is the executive director of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, the richest in the world. In the other, the South African entrepreneur Elon Musk. Their respective companies, Blue Origin and SpaceX, compete to become the dominant force in travel in the commercial space. Although Bezos and Musk started friendly, the rapid success of … Read more
[ad_1] Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin had to travel about 384,400 kilometers (238,855 miles) to land on the moon, but a new mobile application brings the moon directly into your garden. Smithsonian Channel recently released an immersive Augmented Reality (AR) application that recreates the complete timeline of Apollo missions, allowing … Read more
[ad_1] Astronomers have come across an asteroid rotating surprisingly close to our Sun, adding another brother to a rare family of rocks in space. Our solar system has a lot of debris from its creation scattered randomly between planets and beyond. But there is a little order in the mess. At the ends, the cloud … Read more
[ad_1] Financing a giant leap: how much does the Apollo program really cost Updated: 06:25 pm PDT 9 Jul 2019 The landing on the moon remains one of the most amazing enterprises of humanity 50 years later. But it was not really cheap. In 1969, a Saturn V rocket, the vehicle that propelled astronauts into … Read more
[ad_1] You've heard of moonmoons – that's what scientists want to call the moon's satellite. But are you ready for the ploonets? You'd better be, because we're here to talk about this new hypothetical class of cosmic objects. That's exactly what it looks like: a kind of cross between a moon and a planet. And … Read more
[ad_1] In the global battle between pythons and crocodiles, fear snakes. A new series of scary photos shows an olive python (Liasis olivaceus) descending an Australian freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni). The photos are courtesy of GG Wildlife Rescue Inc., a non-profit organization based in Australia, which shared them on its Facebook page on May 31st. … Read more
[ad_1] Using the modified CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system and a therapeutic strategy known as slow-acting and long-acting antiviral therapy (LASER ART), a team of researchers eliminated the DNA of the HIV-1 competent for the replication of living mouse genomes. Posted in the journal Nature Communications, the study marks a crucial step in the development of … Read more
[ad_1] Financing a giant leap: how much does the Apollo program really cost Updated: 21:25 EDT 9-Jul-2019 The landing on the moon remains one of the most amazing enterprises of humanity 50 years later. But it was not really cheap. In 1969, a Saturn V rocket, the vehicle that propelled astronauts into space, cost up … Read more