[ad_1] <! – -> Six years ago today, a small asteroid of an estimated size of 20 meters was entering the earth 's atmosphere. The asteroid of February 15, 2013 was moving at a speed of about 12 km / s (~ 19 km / s) when it hit the protective layer of air around … Read more
[ad_1] Archival photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket inside the company hangar, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Florida. Credit: NASA / Kim Shiflett SpaceX filed a protest contesting a nearly $ 150 million contract signed by NASA with United Launch Alliance last month for sending a robotic probe of asteroids into space . … Read more
[ad_1] Technology 22:01 15.02.2019(updated 22:09 15.02.2019) Get a short URL The alleged asteroid Oumuamua has been the subject of lively debate in scientific circles for over a year now, extraterrestrial theories and more traditional theories showing no sign of stopping. What was perceived as the interstellar asteroid, later called Oumuamua, first appeared in October 2017 … Read more
[ad_1] Astronomers using ESA's Gaia satellite have discovered a large stream of stars that is currently crossing the immediate solar neighborhood at a distance of just 326 light-years. The stream contains at least 4,000 stars that have moved together in space since their formation, about a billion years ago. Night sky centered on the galactic … Read more
[ad_1] "Oppy" entered the trend of selfies in early 2018 with this self-portrait celebrating its 5,000th day on Mars. NASA / JPL-Caltech A piece of the heart of NASA remains silent on Mars. The space agency called a end of the epic mission of the rover Opportunity on Mars This week, after months of unsuccessful … Read more
[ad_1] Receive the Mach newsletter. SUBSCRIBE February 15, 2019, 23:19 GMT By Denise Chow Skywatchers will have a special treat on Tuesday when the biggest and brightest supermoon of 2019 illuminates the night sky. This will be the second time in the trio of back-to-back supermoons this year. The first took place on January 21st … Read more
[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Hearing the news that the north magnetic pole is moving fairly fast eastward towards Russia seems somewhat alarming. But is it a real concern south of the Arctic Circle? The term "polar error" explains the constant gradual movement of the magnetic poles of the Earth relative to the axis of … Read more
[ad_1] Beware of the stars. There is a new weapon for the interstellar inhabitants that you are threatening with your gigaflipper that crushes the planet, and is being tested right now. This small-scale version may only be useful for eliminating dangerous orbital debris, but over time it will pierce your hypercarbon skin and your heart … Read more
[ad_1] The lunar house of The Chinese LG Chang & # 39; e-4, who landed on the other side of the moon on January 3, now has a name: Statio Tianhe. Statio means a station or station in Latin and is also used in the official name of the landing site of Apollo 11, Statio … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly a year in space has put the immune system of astronaut Scott Kelly on the alert and has altered the activity of some of his genes by compared to its identical twin connected to the Earth, announced Friday researchers. Scientists do not know if the changes were positive or negative, … Read more