NASA to launch “Armageddon” style mission to purposefully crash into an asteroid moon and test “planetary defense”

[ad_1] NASA’s next mission might look like a scene from a sci-fi disaster movie. The agency said on Sunday it was sending a spacecraft above Earth crashing into an asteroid moon to alter the body’s trajectory. The mission, a Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), will be the agency’s first use of the kinetic impactor technique, … Read more

Catalysts found to convert carbon dioxide into fuel

[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public domain The goal of tackling global warming by turning carbon dioxide into fuel could be a step further with researchers using a supercomputer to identify a group of “single atom” catalysts that could play a key role. Researchers from QUT’s Materials Science Center, led by Associate Professor Liangzhi Kou, participated in … Read more

The ‘Chief Dragon’ is the UK’s oldest carnivorous dinosaur

[ad_1] More than half a century after being first unearthed in a Welsh quarry, four small fossil fragments have finally been attributed to a new species of dinosaur. Researchers at the Natural History Museum in London say Pendraig milnerae is the oldest carnivorous dinosaur ever discovered in the UK. It existed over 200 million years … Read more

Pluto’s atmosphere is slowly disappearing, scientists find

[ad_1] As a celestial body, it’s not always easy to cling to your atmosphere – just ask Mars – and a new study suggests that the gases surrounding Pluto are now disappearing, turning to ice as the planet dwarf moves away from the Sun. Pluto’s already thin atmosphere is made up largely of nitrogen with … Read more

NASA DART mission fires rocket at asteroid in ‘planetary defense’ test

[ad_1] NASA’s DART mission fires rocket at asteroid in “planetary defense” testThe Washington Post NASA’s DART mission will deliberately crash into an asteroid moon in the name of planetary defenseCNN NASA plans ‘Armageddon’ style mission to crash into asteroid moonNew York Post Destruction of small late celestial asteroids can protect EarthFloridanewstimes.com NASA to launch dual … Read more

Watch the Sky: See the Full Moon, Meteor Shower, and More in October | The Weather Channel – Articles de The Weather Channel

[ad_1] Representative image of meteor shower (Fred Bruenjes / NASA) October marks the recession of the monsoon, making it one of the best months for sky watchers to witness phenomenal celestial events, without the constant interference of clouds. The month also features unique and spectacular sky events, from full moon to planets, providing a glimpse … Read more